Richardson Independent School District

Richardson Independent School District (RISD) is a school district based in Richardson, Texas (USA). RISD covers 38.5 square miles (100 km) and includes most of the city of Richardson, TX and portions of the cities of Dallas, TX and Garland, TX (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 34,000 students. Including administration and support, RISD maintains 70 facilities covering more than 6,000,000 square feet (560,000 m) with 35,000,000 square feet (3,300,000 m) of grounds. In 2011, the school district was rated "recognized" by the Texas Education Agency. In 2007 a report stated that, due to new development and older residents, certain...