PEARCE H S

Set in RICHARDSON, Texas, PEARCE H S is a well-populated senior high, run under RICHARDSON ISD. It works with 2,317 students across grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 191% above the state mean of about 796.

Across the 55 schools in RICHARDSON ISD (38,526 students total), PEARCE H S accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, PEARCE H S lists that the most-represented group is White (46%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school shows 44% Hispanic, 4% Black, 3% Asian, 3% multiracial. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 35%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, PEARCE H S has 161 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.4:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 33% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Dallas County (around 77%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), PEARCE H S performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 59.6%, the actual is 61.5%, a residual of +1.9 points.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Dallas County indicate median household income runs about $76,547, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Dallas County runs 771 public schools (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students), of which PEARCE H S is one.

Nearest neighbor: MOHAWK EL, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PEARCE H S at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 63.5%.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 3%: 2,383 students in 2018 compared to 2,317 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.