Dallas ISD schools welcomed 143,412 students into classrooms Monday, an increase of 4,204 students over last year. The number of students who attended school Monda is the highest first-day total in at least 13 years. Dallas ISD projects a total enrollment this school year of approximately 159,000 students.

To help build excitement about the new school year, parents were asked to submit first-day photos via email, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. The gallery of all submitted photos can be found here.

Infographic and all information courtesy of Dallas ISD