MESQUITE H S
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of -0.7%/year, projecting from 2024's 2,294 students:
≈ 81 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 $12,323 per student in district revenue, the 81 students projected to be lost by 2029 represent ≈ $998,163/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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mesquite Baptist Academy Mesquite |
Private | 0.9 | 54 | — |
| IGNITE COMMUNITY SCHOOL - MESQUITE MESQUITE |
Public · charter | 1.6 | 120 | -34.1% |
| WEST MESQUITE H S MESQUITE |
Public | 2.3 | 1,997 | -9.6% |
| KIPP PLEASANT GROVE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY BALCH SPRINGS |
Public · charter | 2.4 | 294 | +234.1% |
| LEGACY PREP CHARTER ACADEMY MESQUITE WEST CAMPUS MESQUITE |
Public · charter | 2.7 | 306 | -5.3% |
| POTEET H S MESQUITE |
Public | 3.1 | 1,523 | -7.5% |
| SUNNYVALE H S SUNNYVALE |
Public | 3.1 | 738 | +15.3% |
| VROONLAND - VANGUARD H S MESQUITE |
Public | 3.1 | 1,605 | +103.9% |