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MCKINNEY NORTH H S
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About MCKINNEY NORTH H S
MCKINNEY NORTH H S is a four-year high school of well-populated scale in MCKINNEY, Texas, overseen by MCKINNEY ISD, enrolling 2,387 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 796 students each, so MCKINNEY NORTH H S sits 200% larger than that benchmark.
MCKINNEY ISD runs 33 schools in total, collectively educating 23,296 students. MCKINNEY NORTH H S is one of those campuses.
For racial and ethnic makeup, MCKINNEY NORTH H S shows that the most-represented group is White (39%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest is composed of 26% Hispanic, 20% Black, 9% Asian, 5% multiracial. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 54%.
Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 146 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 27% of students at MCKINNEY NORTH H S qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), MCKINNEY NORTH H S tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 62.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 70.5%.
In the broader community, ACS estimates for Collin County put median household income runs about $121,600, 56% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Collin County runs 338 public schools (combined enrollment of about 227,575 students), of which MCKINNEY NORTH H S is one.
SERENITY HIGH is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.
The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.
Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 13%: 2,117 students in 2018 compared to 2,387 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 50% to 39% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 15.3:1 in 2018 to 16.3:1 today.
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