MELISSA RIDGE EDUCATION CENTER

MELISSA RIDGE EDUCATION CENTER is a small primary school in MELISSA, Texas, part of MELISSA ISD. The school hosts 291 students in grade pre-K. Enrollment runs roughly 44% smaller than the state mean of about 519.

MELISSA ISD comprises 7 schools with combined enrollment of 7,735 students; MELISSA RIDGE EDUCATION CENTER is among them.

Demographically, MELISSA RIDGE EDUCATION CENTER logs that 32% of students identify as Asian, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest breaks down as 25% White, 18% Black, 15% Hispanic, 8% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Asian than the county at large, where the share is closer to 19%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. About 20% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Collin County runs at roughly 30%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

In the surrounding community, census data for Collin County shows median household income runs about $121,600, roughly 56% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, 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 RIDGE EDUCATION CENTER is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: MELISSA MIDDLE, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

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