Can I use Tarrant County's school score to choose a house?

No. Use the Tarrant County school score as a first-pass county screen, then verify the exact district, attendance boundary, transfer rules, and grade pathway for any address you are considering.

Does SchoolsByCounty confirm school attendance boundaries in Tarrant County?

No. SchoolsByCounty publishes NCES and Census-backed public-school records. Attendance zones, magnet eligibility, charter lotteries, transportation, and transfer rules must be confirmed with local districts.

How should parents compare public schools in Tarrant County?

Start with the 607 listed public schools and 29 district entries, then compare similar grade bands and confirm the address-level rules locally.

How does Tarrant County compare with nearby school counties?

Tarrant County appears in the Dallas-Fort Worth comparison with Dallas County, TX and Collin County, TX. Use that regional guide to compare county school score, graduation rate, and spending before narrowing to individual districts and schools.

Tarrant County Schools & Education

Name: Tarrant County, Texas Education Data
Creator: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Tarrant County, Texas

NCES 2022-23 public school data and FY 2022 school-finance data

School Score

43/100

Percentile-style score

Score Band

Midrange Signal

Graduation Rate

91.4%

National avg 87.5%

Education Statistics

Graduation Rate

91.4%

National avg 87.5%

State avg 91.6%

Per-Pupil Spending

$6,430

National avg $13,239

State avg $7,498

School Score

43/100

Percentile-style score

State avg 56/100

State Score Position

#210

of 253 counties by score

Education Data Brief: Tarrant County

Measured School Summary

Tarrant County performs at an average level with a school score of 43/100 and a solid graduation rate of 91.4%.

Funding Context

At $6,430 per pupil, Tarrant County operates with limited funding, which may constrain staffing, materials, and extracurricular offerings.

Neighbor Context

Its school score is 24% below the Texas average, and its graduation rate trails the state average by 0.2 percentage points, while per-pupil spending is 14% lower than the state norm.

School Data Brief

How to read Tarrant County before comparing districts

County-level education data is best used as a screening layer. It summarizes the local school environment, then points you toward the district and school records that matter for local review.

Local context that changes the interpretation

607 public schools and 29 districts are represented below. Use those school and district records to confirm whether the county-level context fits the neighborhoods you are actually considering.

Overall screen

43/100

Mixed county signal. Ranks #210 of 253 Texas counties with school score data.

Completion

91.4%

0.2 pts below the state average

Funding context

$6,430

$1,068 below the state average

School coverage

607

29 districts represented in the county school list.

Start with measured county context

This county needs a closer look at district mix, school level, and local context. Compare the score, graduation rate, and spending together rather than treating any single metric as final.

Check the local school mix

Tarrant County has 607 public schools across 29 districts, so school-level fit can vary inside the county.

Verify local rules

Use this page as county-level context, then confirm attendance zones, transportation, special programs, and current school boundaries with local districts.

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Parent decision brief

What Tarrant County school data means before you move

County averages are useful for screening, but parents choose addresses, grade pathways, and district rules. This brief turns the public data into the checks that matter before you sign a lease or mortgage.

Large multi-district county

Tarrant County has many school records across many districts. County averages are only the opening screen; neighborhood-level assignment and grade-band fit matter more here.

State position

#210

of 253 Texas counties with school score data. The county score is 13 points below the state average.

Data confidence

Usable

3 of 5 county signals are present, and 100% of listed schools report enrollment. Compare schools, then verify missing fields locally.

K-12 continuity check

These are the largest visible district slices in the county data. They show whether elementary, middle, and high school records appear together or whether a family needs to investigate transition points.

FORT WORTH ISD

Elementary to high school visible

72,783 students

Elementary 83Middle 23High 28Other 6

140 listed schools in this county slice.

ARLINGTON ISD

Elementary to high school visible

56,167 students

Elementary 52Middle 10High 11Other 2

75 listed schools in this county slice.

KELLER ISD

Elementary to high school visible

34,078 students

Elementary 23Middle 10High 5Other 3

41 listed schools in this county slice.

MANSFIELD ISD

Elementary to high school visible

33,624 students

Elementary 22Middle 13High 7Other 2

44 listed schools in this county slice.

District reality check

FORT WORTH ISD is the largest listed district slice, with 140 schools. County pages do not prove address assignment, so verify boundaries with local district tools.

What the data cannot tell you

NCES records do not confirm current attendance zones, private-school options, transfer approvals, program capacity, transportation, or whether a listed school is available to a specific address.

Questions to ask before choosing an address

Which district actually serves the addresses we are considering in Tarrant County?

Do the neighborhoods we like fall inside the same district, or are we comparing different Tarrant County district systems?

What changes at the elementary-to-middle and middle-to-high transitions in the district pathway we would likely use?

Which charter, magnet, or virtual options require a lottery, application window, separate transportation plan, or address eligibility check?

Are the largest listed schools the ones our address can actually attend, or are they only county-level context?

Comparison context

Compare Tarrant County With Nearby School Markets

Tarrant County appears in curated regional school comparisons where parents commonly weigh county lines, housing tradeoffs, commute, and district boundaries before narrowing to individual schools.

Dallas-Fort Worth

Dallas County vs Collin County vs Tarrant County Schools

This guide frames the Dallas core, northern suburbs, and Fort Worth side of the metro as three different starting points for school research.

Compared with

Dallas County, TX and Collin County, TX

Current leader

Collin County, TX at 58/100

Graduation-rate leader: Collin County, TX at 96.6%

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Education Overview

About Schools in Tarrant County, Texas

This context is screened for neutral school-data wording and should be read alongside the current metrics on this page. It is not school advice.

Massive Scale in Tarrant County Schools

Tarrant County operates a massive education network of 607 schools serving 387,615 students across 29 districts. This includes 346 elementary schools and 109 high schools, reflecting one of the most robust infrastructures in the state.

Fort Worth and Arlington Lead the Way

Fort Worth ISD is the largest district with 72,783 students across 140 schools, followed by Arlington ISD with 56,167 students. Charter schools play a significant role here, with 89 campuses representing nearly 15% of all schools.

From Urban Centers to Growing Suburbs

The landscape is highly urbanized, featuring 377 city schools and 210 suburban campuses. Schools are large, averaging 650 students, with massive institutions like Martin HS housing as many as 3,789 students.

School Overview

Total Schools

607

in Tarrant County

Reported Enrollment

387,615

607 schools reporting

School Districts

districts

Charter Schools

15% of total

School Level Breakdown

Elementary346

Middle117

High109

Other35

29 School Districts in Tarrant County

FORT WORTH ISD

ARLINGTON ISD

MANSFIELD ISD

KELLER ISD

NORTHWEST ISD

EAGLE MT-SAGINAW ISD

HURST-EULESS-BEDFORD ISD

BIRDVILLE ISD

CROWLEY ISD

GRAPEVINE-COLLEYVILLE ISD

607 Public Schools in Tarrant County

Sorted by reported enrollment. Dedicated profile pages are available for 77 high-enrollment schools; every NCES public school remains listed here.

NCES 2022-23 public school data and FY 2022 school-finance data

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Public schools in Tarrant County, including district, location, profile availability, grades, type, and enrollment.
School Name	Profile	District	Location	Grades	Type / Flags	Reported Enrollment
MARTIN H S	Profile	ARLINGTON ISD	ARLINGTON, 76016City: Large	9–12	High	3,789
SAM HOUSTON H S	Profile	ARLINGTON ISD	ARLINGTON, 76014City: Large	9–12	High	3,370
V R EATON H S	Profile	NORTHWEST ISD	FORT WORTH, 76177Rural: Fringe	9–12	High	3,273
TIMBER CREEK H S	Profile	KELLER ISD	FORT WORTH, 76244City: Large	9–12	High	3,140
KELLER H S	Profile	KELLER ISD	KELLER, 76248Suburb: Large	9–12	High	3,089
NORTH CROWLEY H S	Profile	CROWLEY ISD	FORT WORTH, 76123Rural: Fringe	9–12	High	2,920
HALTOM H S	Profile	BIRDVILLE ISD	HALTOM CITY, 76137Suburb: Large	9–12	High	2,785
TRINITY H S	Profile	HURST-EULESS-BEDFORD ISD	EULESS, 76039Suburb: Large	10–12	High	2,665
MANSFIELD LAKE RIDGE H S	Profile	MANSFIELD ISD	MANSFIELD, 76063Suburb: Large	9–12	High	2,653
MANSFIELD H S	Profile	MANSFIELD ISD	MANSFIELD, 76063Suburb: Large	9–12	High	2,619
CENTRAL H S	Profile	KELLER ISD	KELLER, 76244City: Large	9–12	High	2,551
BOSWELL H S	Profile	EAGLE MT-SAGINAW ISD	FORT WORTH, 76179City: Large	9–12	High	2,547
LAMAR H S	Profile	ARLINGTON ISD	ARLINGTON, 76012City: Large	9–12	High	2,546
ARLINGTON H S	Profile	ARLINGTON ISD	ARLINGTON, 76013City: Large	9–12	High	2,538
MANSFIELD LEGACY H S	Profile	MANSFIELD ISD	MANSFIELD, 76063Suburb: Large	9–12	High	2,522
CHISHOLM TRAIL H S	Profile	EAGLE MT-SAGINAW ISD	FORT WORTH, 76179City: Large	9–12	High	2,493
BOWIE H S	Profile	ARLINGTON ISD	ARLINGTON, 76018City: Large	9–12	High	2,391
CROWLEY H S	Profile	CROWLEY ISD	CROWLEY, 76036Suburb: Large	9–12	High	2,351
FOSSIL RIDGE H S	Profile	KELLER ISD	KELLER, 76244City: Large	9–12	High	2,329
BELL H S	Profile	HURST-EULESS-BEDFORD ISD	HURST, 76054Suburb: Large	10–12	High	2,311

MARTIN H S

ARLINGTON ISD

ARLINGTON, 76016 / City: Large

Profile9–12High3,789 students

SAM HOUSTON H S

ARLINGTON ISD

ARLINGTON, 76014 / City: Large

Profile9–12High3,370 students

V R EATON H S

NORTHWEST ISD

FORT WORTH, 76177 / Rural: Fringe

Profile9–12High3,273 students

TIMBER CREEK H S

KELLER ISD

FORT WORTH, 76244 / City: Large

Profile9–12High3,140 students

KELLER H S

KELLER ISD

KELLER, 76248 / Suburb: Large

Profile9–12High3,089 students

NORTH CROWLEY H S

CROWLEY ISD

FORT WORTH, 76123 / Rural: Fringe

Profile9–12High2,920 students

HALTOM H S

BIRDVILLE ISD

HALTOM CITY, 76137 / Suburb: Large

Profile9–12High2,785 students

TRINITY H S

HURST-EULESS-BEDFORD ISD

EULESS, 76039 / Suburb: Large

Profile10–12High2,665 students

MANSFIELD LAKE RIDGE H S

MANSFIELD ISD

MANSFIELD, 76063 / Suburb: Large

Profile9–12High2,653 students

MANSFIELD H S

MANSFIELD ISD

MANSFIELD, 76063 / Suburb: Large

Profile9–12High2,619 students

CENTRAL H S

KELLER ISD

KELLER, 76244 / City: Large

Profile9–12High2,551 students

BOSWELL H S

EAGLE MT-SAGINAW ISD

FORT WORTH, 76179 / City: Large

Profile9–12High2,547 students

LAMAR H S

ARLINGTON ISD

ARLINGTON, 76012 / City: Large

Profile9–12High2,546 students

ARLINGTON H S

ARLINGTON ISD

ARLINGTON, 76013 / City: Large

Profile9–12High2,538 students

MANSFIELD LEGACY H S

MANSFIELD ISD

MANSFIELD, 76063 / Suburb: Large

Profile9–12High2,522 students

CHISHOLM TRAIL H S

EAGLE MT-SAGINAW ISD

FORT WORTH, 76179 / City: Large

Profile9–12High2,493 students

BOWIE H S

ARLINGTON ISD

ARLINGTON, 76018 / City: Large

Profile9–12High2,391 students

CROWLEY H S

CROWLEY ISD

CROWLEY, 76036 / Suburb: Large

Profile9–12High2,351 students

FOSSIL RIDGE H S

KELLER ISD

KELLER, 76244 / City: Large

Profile9–12High2,329 students

BELL H S

HURST-EULESS-BEDFORD ISD

HURST, 76054 / Suburb: Large

Profile10–12High2,311 students

Additional School Profiles

Dedicated profile pages are generated for a subset of public schools with broad enrollment coverage. All other schools remain listed in the county table.

57 more profiles

Education Funding Detail

Annual Per-Pupil Expenditure

$6,430

State avg $7,498

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which Texas counties have the highest graduation rates?

Moore County (98.5%), Rockwall County (98.5%), and Titus County (97.8%) currently lead Texas among counties with available NCES four-year adjusted cohort graduation-rate data. This answer is generated from the same dataset used in the county table and can change when federal data refreshes.

What is per-pupil spending like in Texas?

Across Texas counties with available NCES district-finance data, average per-pupil spending is $7,498. The highest current county values are Glasscock County ($12,819), Borden County ($12,654), and King County ($12,630). Compare counties in the table before treating the statewide average as representative of a local district.

How should I read the school score in Tarrant County?

Tarrant County has a school score of 43/100, which is a midrange measured signal in this county-level index. This score is calculated from available NCES graduation-rate and school-finance data, with school-level records shown separately below.

What is the graduation rate in Tarrant County?

The high school graduation rate in Tarrant County is 91.4%, which is above the national average of 87.5%. This figure is based on NCES district-level data for public high schools in the county.

How much does Tarrant County spend per student?

Tarrant County spends $6,430 per pupil annually on public education, based on NCES district finance data. Current operating spending per fall enrollment, including instruction, support services, administration, transportation, and operations. It excludes capital outlays and debt service in the SchoolsByCounty methodology.

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By Evan Brooks, Data EditorUpdated May 13, 2026Reviewed by Evan Brooks, Data Editor

Data Sources

Education data sourced from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and School District Finance Survey. School scores are derived composite metrics based on available NCES graduation-rate and school-finance signals.

Data is informational only. Coverage varies by county and reporting year. Not for use as the sole basis for educational decisions.

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