HIGHLAND 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 -2.9%/year, projecting from 2024's 207 students:
≈ 28 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 $22,307 per student in district revenue, the 28 students projected to be lost by 2029 represent ≈ $624,596/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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROSCOE COLLEGIATE H S ROSCOE |
Public · charter | 7.3 | 202 | +13.5% |
| SWEETWATER H S SWEETWATER |
Public | 11.6 | 553 | -5.8% |
| LORAINE SCHOOL LORAINE |
Public | 12.8 | 43 | — |
| BLACKWELL SCHOOL BLACKWELL |
Public | 20.0 | 66 | +29.4% |
| COLORADO H S COLORADO CITY |
Public | 20.5 | 228 | +11.2% |
| WALLACE ACCELERATED H S COLORADO CITY |
Public | 20.5 | 18 | — |
| TRENT INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT TRENT |
Public | 24.4 | 32 | — |
| HERMLEIGH SCHOOL HERMLEIGH |
Public | 24.7 | 76 | +5.6% |