PLANO SR H S

As a sprawling secondary school in PLANO, Texas, PLANO SR H S enrolls 2,267 students from grades 11 through 12, part of PLANO ISD. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 796 students each, so PLANO SR H S sits 185% above that benchmark.

Across the 73 schools in PLANO ISD (46,612 students total), PLANO SR H S accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, PLANO SR H S reports that the most-represented group is White (41%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school lists 27% Hispanic, 14% Asian, 13% Black, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 54% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 135 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.8:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Around 27% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, On a poverty-adjusted basis, PLANO SR H S sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 62.2%; actual is 35.5%, a gap of -26.7 points.

Around the school, census data for Collin County shows median household earnings sit near $121,600, 56% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across Collin County's 338 public schools (combined enrollment of about 227,575 students), PLANO SR H S is one campus in the mix.

HAGGARD MIDDLE is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PLANO SR H S at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 52.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PLANO SR H S has declined 16%, going from 2,714 students in 2018 to 2,267 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 47% to 41% across the same window.

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