Schools and Education
Irving is host to an excellent school system, both public and private. The city is served by three independent districts including the Irving, Coppell and Farmers Branch and is home to award-winning schools and innovative programs. The North Hills School, which serves grades 1 through 12, was the first charter school in Texas to offer the International Baccalaureate Program. And several private schools offer outstanding college-preparatory curricula.
Most of Irving is served by the Irving Independent School District, however, other portions of the city are serviced by the Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District and Coppell Independent School District. The major high schools serving the Irving area are Irving High School, MacArthur High School, Nimitz High School, the Academy of Irving ISD and Ranchview High School.
Irving also is the home to Cistercian Preparatory School, a highly-selective day school for boys, grades 5 through 12.
North Lake College, a campus of the Dallas County Community College District, is also in Irving, as is the University of Dallas.
DeVry University and the University of Phoenix both have an Irving campus, as well.
Demographics
As of the 2000 census, there were 191,615 people living in Irving.
The median income for a household in the city was $44,956, and the median income for a family was $50,172.
Men had a median income of $35,852 versus $30,420 for women.