HERMAN LAWSON EARLY CHILDHOOD SCHOOL

HERMAN LAWSON EARLY CHILDHOOD SCHOOL operates as a middle-of-the-pack elementary campus in MCKINNEY, Texas, part of MCKINNEY ISD. Current enrollment sits at 606 students spanning grade pre-K.

Across the 33 schools in MCKINNEY ISD (23,296 students total), HERMAN LAWSON EARLY CHILDHOOD SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, HERMAN LAWSON EARLY CHILDHOOD SCHOOL records that the largest single group is Hispanic at 43%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 20% White, 19% Black, 11% Asian, 6% multiracial. By comparison, Collin County as a whole is about 16% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, HERMAN LAWSON EARLY CHILDHOOD SCHOOL has 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 21.6:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 99% of students at HERMAN LAWSON EARLY CHILDHOOD SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Collin County (around 30%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

Around the school, Collin County reports that median household income runs about $121,600, 56% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. HERMAN LAWSON EARLY CHILDHOOD SCHOOL is one of 338 public schools in Collin County (combined enrollment of about 227,575 students).

Nearest neighbor: SLAUGHTER EL, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around HERMAN LAWSON EARLY CHILDHOOD SCHOOL.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Five-year trend. HERMAN LAWSON EARLY CHILDHOOD SCHOOL's enrollment has grew 3% since 2018, when it stood at 590 (now 606). Hispanic enrollment moved from 56% to 43% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 20.3:1 in 2018 to 21.6:1 today.

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