HIGH ISLAND SCHOOL
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of -5.8%/year, projecting from 2024's 132 students:
≈ 34 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 $18,936 per student in district revenue, the 34 students projected to be lost by 2029 represent ≈ $643,824/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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EAST CHAMBERS H S WINNIE |
Public | 16.7 | 447 | -1.5% |
| HAMSHIRE-FANNETT H S HAMSHIRE |
Public | 21.1 | 633 | +4.8% |
| ANAHUAC H S ANAHUAC |
Public | 22.4 | 476 | +15.3% |
| O'Connell College Preparatory School Galveston |
Private | 30.3 | 69 | -28.9% |
| Upward Hope Academy Galveston |
Private | 30.9 | 67 | -25.6% |
| BALL H S GALVESTON |
Public | 31.7 | 1,905 | -5.5% |
| SABINE PASS SCHOOL SABINE PASS |
Public | 31.8 | 133 | +9.9% |
| AIM COLLEGE & CAREER PREP GALVESTON |
Public | 32.4 | 91 | +35.8% |