MACARTHUR H S

Set in IRVING, Texas, MACARTHUR H S is a heavily attended senior high, overseen by IRVING ISD. It serves 2,484 students across grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 212% above the state mean of about 796.

Across the 37 schools in IRVING ISD (31,918 students total), MACARTHUR H S accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, MACARTHUR H S shows that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 69% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school shows 17% Black, 7% White, 4% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 41% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 155 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting MACARTHUR H S higher than the state norm the norm. Around 80% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), MACARTHUR H S sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 39.1%; this one delivers 40.3%.

In the area at large, Dallas County reports that median household earnings sit near $76,547, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Dallas County runs 771 public schools (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students), of which MACARTHUR H S is one.

The closest other public school is LEE EL, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, MACARTHUR H S comes 4th of 9 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 41.4%.

The school occupies a metropolitan site.

Trend over the last 7 years. MACARTHUR H S's enrollment has decreased 11% since 2018, when it stood at 2,793 (now 2,484). Hispanic enrollment moved from 58% to 69% across the same window.

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