Richardson Independent School District

Richardson Independent School District
Where all students learn, grow and succeed
Richardson, Texas (35%) Dallas, Texas (60%) Garland, Texas (5%) USA
Type	Public
Grades	Pre-K through 12
Superintendent	Jeannie Stone, Ed.D.
Budget	[2]
Athletic conference	UIL 6A-9

Richardson Independent School District (RISD) is a school district based in Richardson, Texas (USA).

RISD covers 38.5 square miles (100 km²) and serves most of the city of Richardson and portions of the cities of Dallas and Garland (60 percent of RISD is in North Dallas, with 35 percent in Richardson and 5 percent in Garland). RISD operates 55 campuses that serve more than 36,000 students. Including administration and support, RISD maintains 70 facilities covering more than 6,000,000 square feet (560,000 m²) with 35,000,000 square feet (3,300,000 m²) of grounds.

In 2011, the school district was rated "recognized" by the Texas Education Agency.

A majority of RISD is located in Dallas. Two portions of North Dallas are in Richardson ISD: One is north of Interstate 635, between Coit Road and Preston Road, and south of the Collin-Dallas county line; the other is the portion of Lake Highlands east of White Rock Creek and north of the Northwest Highway. These areas, annexed into the City of Dallas after 1960, are generally high income.

The district was founded in 1854. At the time it provided education for children of local farmers, small business owners and settlers around the railroad just outside Dallas, TX. In recent times RISD has been rated as "Recognized" by the Texas Education Agency for many years in a row. RISD is the largest, most racially and socioeconomically diverse district in Texas to receive a rating this high. In 2010 the Texas Business and Education Coalition (TBEC) added 22 RISD schools to the TBEC Honor Roll. RISD and Houston ISD leads the state in schools named to the Honor Roll. Only 252 public schools out of 8,000 in Texas were named to the TBEC Honor Roll, placing those 22 RISD schools in the top 4% of Texas public schools.

In 2007 a report stated that, due to new development and older residents, certain areas of RISD faced student decreases. The removal of some low income apartment complexes contributed to the losses.