📍 1819 W Wheatland Rd, Dallas, Dallas County, 75232
David W Carter H S is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Dallas, Dallas County. The school has 1,082 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Troy Tyson. It is part of the Dallas Isd school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 69.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1. 23% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
David W Carter H S enrolls 1,082 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 57% male and 43% female. A teaching staff of 69.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 62% Black or African American, 35% Hispanic or Latino and 1.6% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 674 | 62% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 378 | 35% |
| White | 17 | 1.6% |
| Two or more races | 10 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
860 of the school's 1,082 students (79%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 835 qualify for free lunch and 25 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
David W Carter H S is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 23, state house district 111.
David W Carter H S is one of 240 schools in DALLAS ISD, based in DALLAS, Texas. The district serves 139,802 students district-wide and employs 9,952 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,082 students, David W Carter H S is larger than the district average of about 583 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large