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HIDALGO EARLY COLLEGE H S

Public
HIDALGO, TX · HIDALGO ISD · 85.8% free/reduced lunch

Enrollment trend & projection

Grade 12 went from 239 in 2021 to 305 in 2024 — over 3 years.
+27.6%

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

If the recent trend holds…

At its recent rate of -1.1%/year, projecting from 2024's 1,029 students:

2025
1,017
2027
994
2029
972

≈ 57 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 $15,982 per student in district revenue, the 57 students projected to be lost by 2029 represent ≈ $910,974/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
VALLEY VIEW H S
HIDALGO
Public 2.0 1,227 +10.4%
IDEA COLLEGE PREPARATORY PHARR
PHARR
Public · charter 3.9 449 +6.4%
PSJA SOUTHWEST EARLY COLLEGE H S
PHARR
Public 5.8 1,588 -6.8%
Juan Diego Academy
Mission
Private 6.0 94 +10.6%
Juan Diego Academy
Mission
Private 6.0 94 +10.6%
TRIUMPH PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS-MCALLEN
MCALLEN
Public · charter 7.6 118 -5.6%
PSJA EARLY COLLEGE H S
SAN JUAN
Public 7.6 2,300 -7.7%
PREMIER H S OF MISSION
MISSION
Public · charter 7.7 178 +52.1%

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