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School districts in Denton County, TX
Denton County has 11 regular public school districts, enrolling 144,462 students in 2024–25. The largest is Lewisville ISD (47,876 students, 33% of the county), followed by Denton ISD and Northwest ISD. All 11 offer kindergarten. Texas's kindergarten cutoff: turn 5 by September 1.
The 11 districts, largest first
| District and office | Grades | Schools | Students | Kindergarten | District office contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewisville ISD 1565A W MAIN ST, LEWISVILLE also serves Tarrant County | Pre-K–12 | 57 | 47,876 | 2,893 | (469) 713-5200 |
| Denton ISD 1307 N LOCUST ST, DENTON | Pre-K–12 | 47 | 33,329 | 2,341 | (940) 369-0000 |
| Northwest ISD 2001 TEXAN DR, JUSTIN also serves Tarrant County and Wise County | Pre-K–12 | 43 | 32,098 | 2,260 | (817) 215-0000 |
| Little Elm ISD 400 LOBO LN, LITTLE ELM | Pre-K–12 | 12 | 8,036 | 565 | (972) 947-9340 |
| Argyle ISD 6701 CANYON FALLS DR, FLOWER MOUND | Pre-K–12 | 8 | 6,166 | 435 | (940) 464-7241 |
| Aubrey ISD 415 TISDELL LN, AUBREY | Pre-K–12 | 8 | 4,480 | 389 | (940) 668-0060 |
| Lake Dallas ISD 104 SWISHER RD, LAKE DALLAS | Pre-K–12 | 5 | 3,717 | 242 | (940) 497-4039 |
| Sanger ISD 601 ELM ST, SANGER | Pre-K–12 | 6 | 2,880 | 196 | (940) 458-7438 |
| Krum ISD 1200 BOBCAT BLVD, KRUM also serves Wise County | Pre-K–12 | 5 | 2,542 | 151 | (940) 435-7112 |
| Ponder ISD 400 W BAILEY, PONDER | Pre-K–12 | 4 | 1,719 | 102 | (940) 479-8200 |
| Pilot Point ISD 829 S HARRISON ST, PILOT POINT also serves Cooke County and Grayson County | Pre-K–12 | 5 | 1,619 | 125 | (940) 686-8700 |
Denton County at a glance
Together the 11 districts run 200 schools from offices in 11 towns. The smallest by enrollment is Pilot Point ISD, with 1,619 students; the median Denton County district has 4,480. By grade span: 11 Pre-K–12.
Kindergarten in 2024–25, counting the 11 districts that report a K grade: 9,699 children. The biggest kindergarten was Lewisville ISD's, with 2,893; Denton ISD had 2,341, and the smallest, Ponder ISD, had 102.
Denton County holds 11 of Texas's 1,022 regular districts (1.1%) and 2.8% of its 5,108,224 public school students, ranking 12th of 253 counties by number of districts and 9th by enrollment. By size, 5 enroll 5,000 or more and 6 enroll 1,000 to 4,999, and the average school here has about 722 students.
4 districts reach past the county line: Lewisville ISD (into Tarrant County), Northwest ISD (into Tarrant County and Wise County), Krum ISD (into Wise County) and Pilot Point ISD (into Cooke County and Grayson County).
Which district am I in?
Each district draws its own attendance zones, so your home address decides it, and with 4 of Denton County's districts crossing county lines the county alone won't. There is no address lookup here; ask the district. Each one's own site:
Lewisville ISD · Denton ISD · Northwest ISD · Little Elm ISD · Argyle ISD · Aubrey ISD · Lake Dallas ISD · Sanger ISD · Krum ISD · Ponder ISD · Pilot Point ISD
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