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Best Denton County �� High Schools (2026)

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Denton County �� Schools (Closed)

School

Location

Quick Facts

Primrose School Of Old Orchard (Closed 2026)

Daycare / Preschool

1253 W Round Grove Rd
Lewisville, TX 75067
(972) 315-9495

Gr: NS-K | 29 students

Explorations Preparatory School (Closed 2025)

2160 Edmonds Ln
Lewisville, TX 75067
(972) 539-0601

Gr: PK-8 | 82 students Avg. class size: 16 students Tuition listed

First Baptist Carrollton Weekday Preschool (Closed 2020)

Daycare / Preschool (Baptist)

1401 Carrollton Parkway
Carrollton, TX 75010
(972) 512-3855

Gr: NS-PK | 90 students Avg. class size: 9 students Acceptance rate listed

Temple Christian Academy (Closed 2010)

(Baptist)

2501 Northshore Blvd.
Flower Mound, TX 75028
(972) 874-8700

Gr: K-12 | 163 students Avg. class size: 13 students Tuition & acceptance rate listed

Overview

This County (Denton County)

This State (TX)

# Schools

14 Schools

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Trends in Total Number of �� High Schools
Year	Denton County Total Schools
2025	14
2024	15
2023	15
2022	15
2021	14
2020	14
2019	12
2018	12
2017	9
2016	12
2015	10

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Student Body:

# Students

5,710 Students

173,784 Students

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Trends in the Average Number of Students Per �� High School
Year	Denton County Average	Texas (TX) Average	National Average
2025	408	291	253
2024	388	281	245
2023	414	276	247
2022	419	279	257
2021	442	271	249
2020	454	258	235
2019	430	271	242
2018	434	271	238
2017	610	289	246
2016	436	289	241
2015	485	264	220

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% Average Students of Color

17%

36%

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Percentage of Students of Color Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Denton County Average	Texas (TX) Average	National Average
2025	17%	36%	32%
2024	13%	36%	31%
2023	10%	35%	31%
2022	11%	35%	30%
2021	10%	35%	30%
2020	10%	35%	29%
2019	13%	34%	29%
2018	11%	34%	28%
2017	12%	35%	30%
2016	12%	36%	30%
2015	13%	37%	30%

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Academics and Faculty:

# Teachers

447 Teachers

18,387 Teachers

Average Student-Teacher Ratio

11:1

9:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Denton County Average	Texas (TX) Average	National Average
2025	11:1	9:1	10:1
2024	10:1	9:1	10:1
2023	10:1	9:1	10:1
2022	10:1	9:1	10:1
2021	10:1	9:1	10:1
2020	10:1	9:1	10:1
2019	9:1	9:1	10:1
2018	9:1	9:1	10:1
2017	9:1	9:1	10:1
2016	12:1	10:1	10:1
2015	12:1	10:1	10:1

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% Average Faculty w/Advanced Degree

48%

49%

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Percentage of Faculty With Advanced Degrees Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Denton County Average	Texas (TX) Average	National Average
2025	48%	49%	57%
2024	51%	48%	57%
2023	51%	48%	57%
2022	49%	48%	56%
2021	46%	47%	56%
2020	46%	47%	56%
2019	47%	47%	55%
2018	42%	47%	55%
2017	42%	48%	55%
2016	42%	49%	54%
2015	41%	47%	54%

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Average Class Size

25 students

14 students

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Class Size Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Denton County Average	Texas (TX) Average	National Average
2025	25	14	14
2024	24	14	14
2023	24	14	14
2022	24	14	14
2021	25	14	14
2020	15	13	14
2019	15	13	14
2018	16	14	14
2017	17	14	14
2016	15	14	14
2015	15	14	14

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Average Number of AP Courses

12 courses

13 courses

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Trends in Average Number of AP Courses Offered
Year	Denton County Average	Texas (TX) Average	National Average
2025	12	13	13
2024	12	12	12
2023	12	12	12
2022	13	12	12
2021	13	11	12
2020	13	11	12
2019	13	12	11
2018	11	12	11
2017	11	11	11
2016	12	11	11
2015	13	11	10

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Average SAT score

1278

(Out of 1600)

1234

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SAT Score Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Denton County Average	Texas (TX) Average	National Average
2025	1,278	1,234	1,233
2024	1,254	1,233	1,231
2023	1,254	1,227	1,229
2022	1,266	1,226	1,230
2021	1,208	1,225	1,230
2020	1,225	1,222	1,227
2019	1,244	1,223	1,226
2018	1,224	1,222	1,226
2017	1,224	1,221	1,233
2016	1,137	1,273	1,308
2015	1,070	1,255	1,265

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Average ACT score

(Out of 36)

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ACT Score Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Denton County Average	Texas (TX) Average	National Average
2025	30	26	26
2024	29	26	26
2023	29	26	26
2022	28	26	26
2021	25	26	26
2020	26	26	26
2019	27	26	25
2018	27	26	25
2017	27	26	25
2016	27	26	25
2015	26	25	25

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Tuition and Acceptance Rate:

Average Yearly Tuition Cost

$16,998

$14,454

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Tuition Cost Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Denton County Average	Texas (TX) Average	National Average
2025	$16,998	$14,530	$17,997
2024	$16,035	$12,437	$17,011
2023	$15,766	$11,877	$16,191
2022	$14,651	$11,597	$15,821
2021	$13,785	$11,056	$15,331
2020	$13,038	$11,189	$15,046
2019	$14,517	$10,822	$14,791
2018	$12,010	$10,419	$14,527
2017	$5,000	$10,351	$14,161
2016	$9,800	$9,488	$13,713
2015	$6,800	$8,835	$13,065

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Average % on Financial Aid

14%

24%

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Percent on Financial Aid Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Denton County Average	Texas (TX) Average	National Average
2025	14%	24%	38%
2024	13%	24%	37%
2023	14%	25%	36%
2022	16%	25%	36%
2021	16%	26%	36%
2020	16%	26%	35%
2019	16%	26%	34%
2018	10%	26%	33%
2017	9%	23%	32%
2016	8%	22%	31%
2015	7%	22%	30%

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Average Financial Aid Grant

$4,870

$4,916

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Financial Aid Grant Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Denton County Average	Texas (TX) Average	National Average
2025	$4,870	$4,916	$9,714
2024	$4,159	$5,253	$9,498
2023	$3,321	$4,819	$8,890
2022	$3,797	$4,637	$8,717
2021	$3,797	$4,574	$8,472
2020	$3,797	$4,551	$8,370
2019	$3,797	$4,161	$7,924
2018	$3,531	$4,014	$7,471
2017	$2,000	$3,936	$7,202
2016	$2,125	$3,781	$6,993
2015	$2,125	$4,050	$6,822

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Average Acceptance Rate

83%

82%

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Acceptance Rate Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Denton County Average	Texas (TX) Average	National Average
2025	90%	82%	79%
2024	86%	80%	81%
2023	86%	81%	81%
2022	86%	82%	81%
2021	90%	82%	81%
2020	88%	81%	81%
2019	88%	80%	81%
2018	83%	79%	80%
2017	83%	79%	81%
2016	86%	78%	80%
2015	83%	75%	81%

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Students by Ethnicity:

0.43

0.67

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Diversity Score Trends
Year	Denton County Average	Texas (TX) Average	National Average
2025	0.43	0.67	0.61
2024	0.44	0.66	0.60
2023	0.47	0.65	0.60
2022	0.47	0.64	0.58
2021	0.47	0.64	0.57
2020	0.49	0.63	0.57
2019	0.52	0.64	0.56
2018	0.53	0.64	0.55
2017	0.53	0.64	0.54
2016	0.51	0.64	0.54
2015	0.52	0.63	0.53

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# American Indian Students

21 Students

784 Students

% American Indian Students

n/a

# Asian Students

188 Students

13,079 Students

% Asian Students

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Asian Student Percentage Trends
Year	Denton County Average	Texas (TX) Average	National Average
2025	4%	8%	5%
2024	4%	8%	6%
2023	3%	6%	6%
2022	3%	6%	5%
2021	3%	6%	5%
2020	3%	6%	5%
2019	2%	5%	5%
2018	4%	5%	5%
2017	3%	4%	4%
2016	4%	5%	4%
2015	3%	5%	4%

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# Hispanic Students

263 Students

26,678 Students

% Hispanic Students

16%

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Hispanic Student Percentage Trends
Year	Denton County Average	Texas (TX) Average	National Average
2025	5%	16%	9%
2024	5%	16%	9%
2023	3%	16%	8%
2022	3%	15%	8%
2021	3%	15%	8%
2020	3%	16%	8%
2019	3%	16%	8%
2018	3%	16%	8%
2017	2%	16%	7%
2016	2%	16%	8%
2015	2%	16%	8%

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# Black Students

129 Students

9,174 Students

% Black Students

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Black Student Percentage Trends
Year	Denton County Average	Texas (TX) Average	National Average
2025	2%	5%	8%
2024	2%	6%	8%
2023	1%	5%	8%
2022	2%	5%	8%
2021	2%	5%	8%
2020	2%	5%	8%
2019	1%	5%	8%
2018	1%	5%	8%
2017	2%	5%	8%
2016	2%	5%	8%
2015	1%	5%	9%

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# White Students

4,165 Students

89,070 Students

% White Students

74%

52%

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White Student Percentage Trends
Year	Denton County Average	Texas (TX) Average	National Average
2025	74%	52%	59%
2024	73%	53%	60%
2023	69%	54%	60%
2022	69%	55%	62%
2021	69%	56%	63%
2020	67%	56%	64%
2019	62%	56%	64%
2018	62%	56%	65%
2017	62%	55%	66%
2016	65%	55%	66%
2015	60%	56%	66%

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# Hawaiian Students

4 Students

326 Students

% Hawaiian Students

n/a

# Two or more races Students

n/a

% of Two or more races Students

n/a

# Others Students

847 Students

32,015 Students

% of Others Students

15%

19%

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Other Races Student Percentage Trends
Year	Denton County Average	Texas (TX) Average	National Average
2025	15%	19%	17%
2024	16%	17%	15%
2023	24%	18%	16%
2022	23%	18%	16%
2021	23%	17%	15%
2020	25%	16%	14%
2019	32%	17%	14%
2018	30%	17%	13%
2017	31%	20%	14%
2016	27%	19%	13%
2015	34%	17%	12%

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Extracurriculars and Sports:

Average Number of Extracurriculars

15 extracurriculars

11 extracurriculars

Average Number of Sports

10 sports

9 sports

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the top-ranked private high schools in Denton County, TX?

The private high schools in Denton County, TX include Christian Academy Of America, Prince Of Peace Christian School, and E.A. Young Academy.

How many private high schools are located in Denton County?

13 private high schools are located in Denton County.

How diverse are private high schools in Denton County?

Denton County private high schools are approximately 17% minority students, which is lower than the Texas private school average of 36%.

What percentage of private high schools are religiously affiliated in Denton County?

71% of private high schools in Denton County are religiously affiliated (most commonly Christian and Baptist).

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