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SOUTH HOUSTON H S

Public
SO HOUSTON, TX · PASADENA ISD · 85.3% free/reduced lunch

Enrollment trend & projection

Grade 12 went from 518 in 2021 to 558 in 2024 — over 3 years.
+7.7%

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

If the recent trend holds…

At its recent rate of -1.9%/year, projecting from 2024's 2,185 students:

2025
2,144
2027
2,064
2029
1,987

≈ 198 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 $13,267 per student in district revenue, the 198 students projected to be lost by 2029 represent ≈ $2,626,866/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 - SOUTHEAST
HOUSTON
Public · charter 0.9 461 -13.8%
Faith Christian Academy
Pasadena
Private 1.6 124 +51.2%
BETA ACADEMY
HOUSTON
Public · charter 1.9 219 +85.6%
TEGELER COMMUNITY SCHOOL
PASADENA
Public 2.1 150 -38.5%
PREMIER H S - HOUSTON - HOBBY
HOUSTON
Public · charter 2.2 97
TEXASWORKS - HOUSTON-HOBBY
HOUSTON
Public · charter 2.2 5
PASADENA MEMORIAL H S
PASADENA
Public 2.4 3,177 +6.6%
SAM RAYBURN H S
PASADENA
Public 2.5 2,627 -0.4%

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