Demographics Served

  • Over 20,000 students served by EIF since 2003. (20,399)
  • Over 6,500 high schools students enrolled (22% of student body) and 4,800 middle school students served in the 2011-2012 school year
  • 82% are economically disadvantaged (free lunch: 4487 reduced:585) / 6189
  • 87% are of minority race/ethnicity (55% Latino/Hispanic, 29% African-American * 10% Unknown + Other))
    64% female; 36% male
  • Only 12% report having a parent who went to college

Less than 5% of DISD

9th graders earn a

college degree by their

mid -20s