IGNITE COMMUNITY SCHOOL - MESQUITE
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of -12.1%/year, projecting from 2024's 480 students:
≈ 228 fewer students by 2029 — a real revenue/relevance risk worth getting ahead of.
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Revenue at risk
At $10,488 per student in district revenue, the 228 students projected to be lost by 2029 represent ≈ $2,391,264/year in funding at risk.
District total revenue ÷ enrollment, NCES F-33. Public funding largely follows enrollment, so a shrinking class is a recurring budget hit.
Nearby high schools — the local competition
The closest high schools families here also consider, and where their enrollment is heading.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WEST MESQUITE H S MESQUITE |
Public | 1.2 | 1,997 | -9.6% |
| LEGACY PREP CHARTER ACADEMY MESQUITE WEST CAMPUS MESQUITE |
Public · charter | 1.3 | 306 | -5.3% |
| MESQUITE H S MESQUITE |
Public | 1.6 | 2,294 | -2.1% |
| KIPP PLEASANT GROVE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY BALCH SPRINGS |
Public · charter | 2.0 | 294 | +234.1% |
| Mesquite Baptist Academy Mesquite |
Private | 2.1 | 54 | — |
| POTEET H S MESQUITE |
Public | 2.4 | 1,523 | -7.5% |
| NORTH MESQUITE H S MESQUITE |
Public | 2.5 | 2,099 | -3.0% |
| PREMIER H S MESQUITE MESQUITE |
Public · charter | 2.9 | 103 | — |