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Class Size Average by Grade and Subject | Student Performance | Ethnic Distribution | Staff

Richardson ISD is located in northern Dallas County and covers 38.5 square miles. This area encompasses most of the city of Richardson, as well as portions of the cities of Dallas and Garland. Sixty percent of the district is located in Dallas, 35 percent is in Richardson, and 5 percent is in Garland.

Four high schools, eight junior high schools, one freshman center, 41 elementary schools and one alternative-learning center serve more than 34,000 students.

District Statistics

Total student membership*: approximately 35,000

Class Size Average by Grade and Subject*

Student Performance

More than 84% of the 2004 RISD graduating class took college entrance exams.

Approximately 90% of RISD students attend college upon graduation.**

Ethnic Distribution***

Ethnicity	Percentage
White	34.6%
Hispanic	31.1%
African-American	25.9%
Asian/Pacific Islander	7.9%
Native American	0.4%

Staff*

Total number of Teaching Staff	2,544
Average years of experience	9.1
Average salary	$46,341
Beginning salary, with bachelor's degree	$42,850
Total number of RISD employees	4,776
Professional staff holding upper-level degrees	33%

**Data Source: RISD Annual Performance Report 2004-2005. This data is updated yearly in February.

***Data Source: 2006-07 data from October 2006 PEIMS report

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