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SAM HOUSTON H S

Public
ARLINGTON, TX · ARLINGTON ISD · 89.9% free/reduced lunch

Enrollment trend & projection

Grade 12 went from 708 in 2021 to 645 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 -3.2%/year, projecting from 2024's 3,208 students:

2025
3,105
2027
2,908
2029
2,724

≈ 484 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 $12,932 per student in district revenue, the 484 students projected to be lost by 2029 represent ≈ $6,259,088/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
WINFREE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL - GRAND PRAIRIE
GRAND PRAIRIE
Public · charter 1.2 198 -8.3%
BASEPOINT ACADEMY - ARLINGTON
ARLINGTON
Public · charter 2.5 8
ARLINGTON H S
ARLINGTON
Public 2.6 2,580 -0.7%
BOWIE H S
ARLINGTON
Public 2.8 2,140 -11.3%
Dr. R. W. Goines Stem Academy
Arlington
Private 2.9 55
JOHN A DUBISKI CAREER H S
GRAND PRAIRIE
Public 3.1 1,574 +3.5%
ADVANTAGE ACADEMY
GRAND PRAIRIE
Public · charter 3.4 167 +3.7%
JEAN MASSIEU ACADEMY
ARLINGTON
Public · charter 3.5 36

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