Mesquite Independent School District incorporating most of Mesquite and portions of Balch Springs , Dallas , Garland , and Seagoville , as well as serving all high school students of Sunnyvale which follows the standard definition of an independent school district .
The district is rather large, containing in excess of 30,000 students. There are five main high schools, Three of which are AAAAA (or 5A, the highest in a system of Texas school size classification). The Superintendent is Dr. Linda Henrie.
All houses and residential areas in Mesquite ISD are each assigned to an elementary school (Pre-K-5, Pre-K-6, or K-6), a middle school (6-8 or 7-8), and a high school (9-12).
In addition, the MISD operates two high school football facilities for its high schools, Memorial Stadium near West Mesquite High School (which is one of the largest high-school football stadiums in Texas, seating nearly 20,000) and E. H. Hanby Stadium , which is located adjacent to Mesquite High School.
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