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MCALLEN H S

Public
MCALLEN, TX · MCALLEN ISD · 63.2% free/reduced lunch

Enrollment trend & projection

Grade 12 went from 474 in 2021 to 492 in 2024 — over 3 years.
+3.8%

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

If the recent trend holds…

At its recent rate of -0.8%/year, projecting from 2024's 2,134 students:

2025
2,117
2027
2,084
2029
2,052

≈ 82 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 $12,907 per student in district revenue, the 82 students projected to be lost by 2029 represent ≈ $1,058,374/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
ACHIEVE EARLY COLLEGE H S
MCALLEN
Public 0.8 428 +6.5%
LAMAR ACADEMY
MCALLEN
Public 1.1 47
TRIUMPH PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS-MCALLEN
MCALLEN
Public · charter 1.4 118 -5.6%
ROWE H S
MC ALLEN
Public 1.4 1,905 -1.9%
MEMORIAL H S
MCALLEN
Public 1.7 2,021 -5.5%
IDEA MCALLEN COLLEGE PREPARATORY
MCALLEN
Public · charter 2.3 421 +5.0%
SHARYLAND ADVANCED ACADEMIC ACADEMY
MISSION
Public 2.8 481 +6.4%
SHARYLAND H S
MISSION
Public 2.9 1,527 +2.5%

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