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As the nation's eleventh largest school district, Dallas Independent School District serves more than 160,000 students who come from homes where 58 different languages are spoken.  Operating with a $1 billion dollar budget, DISD employs 18,613 employees including 10,000 teachers in 220 schools.

ENROLLING YOUR CHILD IN DISD IS EASY

27 Jul 2001

Enrolling your child in the DISD is easy as ABC

Students who have not graduated from high school are entitled to a free public education in the Dallas schools if they are at least five and under 21-years of age and eligible for enrollment on the first day of September. They must reside in the attendance boundaries and provide satisfactory evidence of required immunizations. Students receiving special education services may continue to be enrolled in school until they reach the age of 22 on Sept. 1.

All students who are enrolling in the Dallas Independent School District from another school district should have the following information:

• Birth certificate

• Immunization record

• Proof of residency

To enroll in a prekindergarten program, a child must be at least 4 years of age on or before Sept. 1 of the current school year and meet any one of the following criteria:

• Unable to speak and comprehend the English language; or

• Come from a family whose income, according to standards set by the State Board of Education, is at or below the subsistence level established by the State of Texas and according to federal guidelines; or

• Eligible for homeless services.