MELISSA MIDDLE

As a roomy 6-8 campus in MELISSA, Texas, MELISSA MIDDLE caters to 1,741 students from grades 6 through 8, operated by MELISSA ISD. Compared to the state average of about 643 students per school, that is 171% bigger than typical.

Within MELISSA ISD, which oversees 7 schools and 7,735 students, MELISSA MIDDLE is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, MELISSA MIDDLE shows that 41% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school logs 19% Hispanic, 17% Asian, 16% Black, 6% multiracial. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 54%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 117 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.8:1. That tracks the state average closely.

Across the wider county, census data for Collin County shows median household income runs about $121,600, about 56% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Collin County's 338 public schools (combined enrollment of about 227,575 students), MELISSA MIDDLE is one campus in the mix.

MELISSA RIDGE EDUCATION CENTER is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a town-center site.

Over the past 7-year window. MELISSA MIDDLE's enrollment has expanded 159% since 2018, when it stood at 672 (now 1,741). The White share of enrollment contracted from 67% to 41% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 16.5:1 in 2018 to 14.8:1 today.

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