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MACARTHUR H S

Public
IRVING, TX · IRVING ISD · 79.7% free/reduced lunch

Enrollment trend & projection

Grade 12 went from 610 in 2021 to 553 in 2024 — over 3 years.
-9.3%

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

If the recent trend holds…

At its recent rate of -3.0%/year, projecting from 2024's 2,484 students:

2025
2,409
2027
2,265
2029
2,130

≈ 354 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 $13,105 per student in district revenue, the 354 students projected to be lost by 2029 represent ≈ $4,639,170/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
UNIVERSAL ACADEMY
IRVING
Public · charter 0.8 95 -15.9%
JACK E SINGLEY ACADEMY
IRVING
Public 1.0 1,697 +3.6%
NORTH LAKE EARLY COLLEGE H S
IRVING
Public 1.3 291 +42.6%
Radiant Stem Academy
Irving
Private 1.4 245 +25.0%
Radiant Stem Academy
Irving
Private 1.4 242 +22.2%
The Highlands School
Irving
Private 1.7 277
IRVING H S
IRVING
Public 2.0 2,390 -12.5%
WINFREE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL (IRVING)
IRVING
Public · charter 2.1 173 +31.1%

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