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DESOTO H S

Public
DESOTO, TX · DESOTO ISD · 62.8% free/reduced lunch

Enrollment trend & projection

Grade 12 went from 584 in 2021 to 432 in 2024 — over 3 years.
-26.0%

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

If the recent trend holds…

At its recent rate of -10.9%/year, projecting from 2024's 1,936 students:

2025
1,725
2027
1,370
2029
1,088

≈ 848 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 $14,758 per student in district revenue, the 848 students projected to be lost by 2029 represent ≈ $12,514,784/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
PREMIER H S - DESOTO
DESOTO
Public · charter 0.9 72 +41.2%
TEXASWORKS - DESOTO
DESOTO
Public · charter 0.9 11
ILTEXAS LANCASTER DESOTO H S
DESOTO
Public · charter 2.3 191 -11.6%
Turning Point Christian Academy
Desoto
Private 2.4 8
Ovilla Christian School
Ovilla
Private 3.6 308 +19.8%
WINFREE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL DALLAS
DALLAS
Public · charter 4.1 245 +39.2%
UPLIFT HAMPTON PREP H S
DALLAS
Public · charter 4.1 414 +16.0%
VILLAGE TECH SCHOOLS
DUNCANVILLE
Public · charter 4.4 335 +23.2%

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