school will open as its own school. Student body In the 2015–2016 school year, HPISD had a student population of 7,171 people, of whom 2,114 were at Highland Park High School. The areas from which HPISD draws, Highland Park and University Park, have a reputation for being affluent, predominantly white areas. The student body went from being almost 99% white, to 86.5% white in 2015. The next biggest sections are a 6% Asian population and a 5% Hispanic population. 0.0% of the district's students are economically disadvantaged. The rate of violent or criminal incidents at every single campus in the district in 2015-2016 was 0.0%. From 1997 to 2016 the number of non-Hispanic white students increased and the district never gained any significant low income population, contrasting with the white flight and increase in low income students in other Dallas County districts. See also List of school districts in Texas References External links Highland Park Independent School District School districts in Dallas County, Texas School districts in Dallas School districts established in 1914 1914 establishments in Texas