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WHEATLEY H S

Public
HOUSTON, TX · HOUSTON ISD · 96.5% free/reduced lunch

Enrollment trend & projection

Grade 12 went from 149 in 2021 to 141 in 2024 — over 3 years.
-5.4%

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

If the recent trend holds…

At its recent rate of -10.2%/year, projecting from 2024's 537 students:

2025
482
2027
389
2029
314

≈ 223 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 $13,316 per student in district revenue, the 223 students projected to be lost by 2029 represent ≈ $2,969,468/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
YES PREP - 5TH WARD
HOUSTON
Public · charter 0.6 472 -2.5%
MICKEY LELAND COLLEGE PREP ACAD FOR YOUNG MEN
HOUSTON
Public 1.0 138 -30.7%
MIDDLE COLLEGE H S AT HCC FRAGA
HOUSTON
Public 1.5 130 +0.8%
EAST EARLY COLLEGE H S
HOUSTON
Public 1.6 458 +2.2%
BLESSED KIDZ
HOUSTON
Public 1.8 3
TEXANS CAN ACADEMY - HOUSTON NORTH
HOUSTON
Public · charter 2.4 254 -32.4%
NORTHSIDE H S
HOUSTON
Public 2.5 1,058 -20.0%
HARRIS COUNTY JUVENILE DETENTION CENTER
HOUSTON
Public · charter 2.5 138 +48.4%

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