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MACARTHUR H S

Public
HOUSTON, TX · ALDINE ISD · 85.5% free/reduced lunch

Enrollment trend & projection

Grade 12 went from 755 in 2021 to 822 in 2024 — over 3 years.
+8.9%

Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).

If the recent trend holds…

At its recent rate of -0.5%/year, projecting from 2024's 3,501 students:

2025
3,483
2027
3,446
2029
3,410

≈ 91 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 $13,966 per student in district revenue, the 91 students projected to be lost by 2029 represent ≈ $1,270,906/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.

SchoolTypeMilesHS enrollmentTrend
AVALOS P-TECH SCHOOL
HOUSTON
Public 1.0 400 +9.6%
YES PREP - NORTH CENTRAL
HOUSTON
Public · charter 1.9 519 -4.1%
YES PREP NORTH FOREST
HOUSTON
Public · charter 2.2 524 -0.2%
LANE SCHOOL
HOUSTON
Public 2.6 95 +31.9%
HALL SUCCESS ACADEMY
HOUSTON
Public 2.9 158 -19.0%
YES PREP - NORTHLINE
HOUSTON
Public · charter 3.5 535 +104.2%
Our Redeemer Lutheran North School
Houston
Private 3.7 6
GEORGE I SANCHEZ NORTH
HOUSTON
Public · charter 4.0 199 -6.1%

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