We are building in Mira Lagos in grand prairie. Lots of Bang for the buck and it in the Mansfield School District, and they lowered the school taxes, just recently, because they have a high reserve.
Grand Prairie/Mansfield is a great family friendly place close to both 20 and 30
We just moved her from one of the best school systems in the country, in northern VA, where I was a public school teacher, so I am very hyper-sensitive to the quality of a good educational system.
Here is what to look for in a school district.
1. very few apartment homes
2. very high home ownership
3. higher school taxes or a school system with lots of tax reserves.
4. PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS THAT HAVE THEIR CHILDREN IN THE SYSTEM.
5. A system that has higher salary for teachers.
Be leary of school systems the say they have high test scores, they are the top rated blah blah blah. That means nothing when it comes to quality education. The quality of education is better measured in how a school and the school system utilizes it funds to EDUCATE, not test children. So when you find a school system that has higher salaries for teachers that mean they can be very selective in the people they hire, and generally get the best. When a school system spends money on building new schools, to make sure the student:teacher ratio is low, that means they care about building quality student skills. When a school system requires lots of professional development, that means they want their teachers to always be ahead of the curve and have the best skills for the most diverse population. When you find a school system where there are at least three times as many owners as renters that means a greater tax base and much more funding for the school system.