The 2011 National Merit Semi-finalists were announced in Sept. 2010. Here is a list of how many semi-finalists came from Dallas area schools. If you would like to see the actual names of the students, check out this list:
http://www.thecherokeean.com/news/2010-09-15/Area_Interest/Semifinalists_Named_in_the_2011_National_Merit_Sch.html
Number of Students - School (district)
46 - TX Academy of Math & Science - Denton (charter, selective, residential at UNT)
39 - Plano Sr. (Plano ISD)
34 - Flower Mound (Lewisville ISD)
26 - Plano West (Plano ISD)
21 - Plano East (Plano ISD)
18 - Marcus (Lewisville ISD)
18 - St. Marks, Dallas (private)
16 - Highland Park (Highland Park ISD)
15 - Coppell (Coppell ISD)
15 - Hockaday, Dallas (private)
12 - Allen (Allen ISD)
12 - Jesuit, Dallas (private)
11 - Cistercian, Irving (private)
9 - Homeschoolers
8 - Hebron (Lewisville ISD)
7 - Martin (Arlington ISD)
6 - Frisco (Frisco ISD)
6 - Grapevine (Grapevine-Colleyville ISD)
6 - Greenhill, Addison (private)
6 - JJ Pearce (Richardson ISD)
6 - McKinney (McKinney ISD)
6 - Southlake Carroll (Carroll ISD)
6 - Ursuline, Dallas (private)
5 - Boyd (McKinney ISD)
5 - Cambridge School, Dallas (private)
5 - Garland (Garland ISD)
5 - Keller (Keller ISD)
5 - North Hills Prep, Irving (charter)
4 - Grace Prepatory, Arlington (private)
4 - Liberty (Frisco ISD)
4 - Richardson (Richardson ISD)
3 - Colleyville Heritage (Grapvine-Colleyville ISD)
3 - Creekview (Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD)
3 - Episcopal School of Dallas (private)
3 - Lakehill Prep, Dallas (private)
3 - North (McKinney ISD)
3 - Parish Episcopal, Dallas (private)
3 - Trinity (HEB ISD)
2 - Bell (HEB ISD)
2 - Bishop Lynch, Dallas (private)
2 - Coram Deo Academy, Flower Mound (private)
2 - Lake Highlands (Richardson ISD)
2 - Lamar (Arlington ISD)
2 - Legacy (Mansfield ISD)
2 - Liberty Christian Academy, Frisco (private)
2 - Naaman Forest (Garland ISD)
2 - New Tech (Coppell ISD)
2 - Prosper (Prosper ISD)
2 - Red Oak (Red Oak ISD)
2 - RL Turner (Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD)
2 - Rockwall (Rockwall ISD)
2 - Talented & Gifted magnet (Dallas ISD)
2 - Wakeland (Frisco ISD)
1 - Bowie (Arlington ISD)
1 - Centennial (Frisco ISD)
1 - Central (Keller ISD)
1 - Denton (Denton ISD)
1 - Duncanville (Duncanville ISD)
1 - Fossil Ridge (Keller ISD)
1 - Heritage Christian Academy, Rockwall (private)
1 - Highlands School, Irving (private)
1 - Hillcrest (Dallas ISD)
1 - Irma Rangel (Dallas ISD)
1 - Irving (Irving ISD)
1 - Lake Dallas (Lake Dallas ISD)
1 - Liberty Christian School, Argyle (private)
1 - Lovejoy (Lovejoy ISD)
1 - Mansfield (Mansfield ISD)
1 - Midlothian (Midlothian ISD)
1 - Newman Smith (Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD)
1 - Nimitz (Irving ISD)
1 - North Garland (Garland ISD)
1 - Oak Ridge School, Arlington (private)
1 - Pantego Christian Academy, Arlington (private)
1 - Pope John Paul, Plano (private)
1 - Poteet (Mesquite ISD)
1 - Richland Collegiate (charter at Richland Jr. College, Dallas)
1 - Rowlett (Garland ISD)
1 - Royce City (Royce City ISD)
1 - Ryan (Denton ISD)
1 - Sachse (Garland ISD)
1 - Science & Engineering magnet (Dallas ISD)
1 - South Grand Prairie (Grand Prairie ISD)
1 - The Colony (Lewisville ISD)
1 - Trinity Christian Academy, Addison (private)
1 - Van Alstyne (Van Alstyne ISD)
1 - Westlake Academy, Westlake (charter)
1 - Waxahachie (Waxahachie ISD)
1 - Wylie (Wylie ISD)