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Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of -2.9%/year, projecting from 2024's 98 students:
≈ 13 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 $14,305 per student in district revenue, the 13 students projected to be lost by 2029 represent ≈ $185,965/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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAUL AND JANE MEYER PUBLIC H S WACO |
Public · charter | 0.3 | 233 | +19.5% |
| Live Oak Classical School Waco |
Private | 1.3 | 447 | +12.6% |
| METHODIST CHILDREN'S HOME WACO |
Public · charter | 1.8 | 64 | +1.6% |
| LA VEGA H S WACO |
Public | 2.5 | 881 | -6.0% |
| CHALLENGE ACADEMY WACO |
Public | 2.5 | 1 | — |
| CHALLENGE ACADEMY WACO |
Public | 2.5 | 43 | — |
| Reicher Catholic High School Waco |
Private | 2.6 | 316 | +115.0% |
| St Louis Catholic School Waco |
Private | 2.6 | 315 | +35.8% |