Plano has the largest graduating class in the US - Why is that? (Houston: construction, high schools)

[Big G]

Well, for those who haven't consumed the Flavor-Aid, it's not all that obvious.

While the rest of the world uses the terms "high school" and "senior high" interchangably, they have separate, distinct meanings in PISD.

High School = 9/10; Senior High = 11/12.

(FWIW, Plano is probably the only place on earth where those terms have those particular interpretations.)

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Edit: I stand corrected. Southlake runs their schools on the same split, with the same distinction in terms.

[PanTerra]

Originally Posted by DitsyD

What doesn't make sense? That you misread the wiki quote or that high schools are 9/10 while senior high schools are 11/12?

I read it right. So high school is not senior high school anymore? When did that occur?

[ReppingDFW]

Originally Posted by padcrasher

"as we like the fact that we don't have to know everybody who goes to school with us."


That seems like an odd thing to like about a school, besides the fact you don't have to know everybody at a small 4A school much less a Mega 5A school.

At a large 5A school like the Plano ISD senior highs, you don't have to know everyone and there's a larger offering of classes than at a 4A high school.

[TurtleCreek80]

Originally Posted by Warnpeace

Thank you! hope some one can post stats for other school districts as well.

From UIL website, enrollments for 2010-2012 period:

5A Schools:

Plano East 6171

Plano 5240
Allen 5049

Dallas Skyline 4765
Plano West 4190

South Grand Prairie 3940
Duncanville 3869
Lewisville 3573
Arlington Martin 3263
Irving MacArthur 3191
Lewisville Flower Mound 3170
Arlington Bowie 3160
Lewisville Marcus 3107
Irving Nimitz 3090
Coppell 3064
Euless Trinity 3063

Arlington 2962
McKinney Boyd 2948
Arlington Lamar 2937
Irving 2913
Hurst Bell 2888
Arlington Houston 2870
Mesquite 2869
Lewisville Hebron 2857
Grand Prairie 2840
Keller 2839
Keller Central 2756
De Soto 2750
Richardson Berkner 2723.5
Garland 2714
Garland Rowlett 2634
Cedar Hill 2593
Haltom City Haltom 2586
Garland Sachse 2560
Southlake Carroll 2513

Garland Naaman Forest 2453
Richardson 2410
North Mesquite 2404
Dallas Sunset 2369
Colleyville Heritage 2328.5
Mesquite Horn 2314.5
Richardson Lake Highlands 2281
Dallas White 2257
North Garland 2256
Keller Fossil Ridge 2168.5
Grapevine 2167
South Garland 2096
Garland Lakeview Cent 2089
Dallas Samuell 2075

4A Schools:
Carrollton Creekview 2062.5
Wylie 2061
Rockwall 2045
Carrollton Turner 2014
McKinney 2000

Carrollton Smith 1992
Richardson Pearce 1965.5
Rockwall-Heath 1965
Lewisville The Colony 1935
Highland Park 1903
Dallas Adams 1877
Arlington Seguin 1824
Keller Timber Creek 1762
West Mesquite 1756
Lancaster 1735
Frisco Wakeland 1714
Dallas Molina 1709
Frisco Liberty 1641
Frisco Centennial 1620
Forney 1588
Wylie East 1554.7

Dallas Spruce 1498
Mesquite Poteet 1496
Little Elm 1487
North Dallas 1475
McKinney North 1446
Frisco 1443
Dallas Jefferson 1422
Dallas Wilson 1399
Dallas Kimball 1390
Frisco Heritage 1385.8
Dallas Carter 1365
Dallas Adamson 1360
Dallas Conrad 1313
Dallas South Oak Cliff 1219
Dallas Hillcrest 1196
Dallas Seagoville 1153
Dallas Pinkston 1128
Dallas Lincoln 1015


3A Schools:
Lucas Lovejoy 946
North Forney 904
Prosper 870
Carrollton Ranchview 833
Princeton 797
Dallas Madison 773
Dallas Roosevelt 758
Frisco Lone Star 719.53
Dallas Hutchins 715

Celina 558
Anna 535.5
Van Alstyne 439

[PanTerra]

Originally Posted by tyanger

Try thumping your forehead a few more times, maybe then it will start to make more sense.

Oh, you are a cute one.

[PanTerra]

Originally Posted by Big G

Well, for those who haven't consumed the Flavor-Aid, it's not all that obvious.

While the rest of the world uses the terms "high school" and "senior high" interchangably, they have separate, distinct meanings in PISD.

High School = 9/10; Senior High = 11/12.

(FWIW, Plano is probably the only place on earth where those terms have those particular interpretations.)

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Edit: I stand corrected. Southlake runs their schools on the same split, with the same distinction in terms.

Thank you for the explanation.

[DitsyD]

Originally Posted by PanTerra

I read it right. So high school is not senior high school anymore? When did that occur?

Plano has had a senior high school since 1975.

[PanTerra]

Originally Posted by DitsyD

Plano has had a senior high school since 1975.

Distinct from its high school, in 1975? I do recall a Plano, and a Plano West or was it East, LOL. Am I remembering that wrong as well?

After going through the wiki article, consider ME schooled.

[Debsi]

Originally Posted by DitsyD

I don't know what was intended, but, having a friend that attended a smaller high school and having graduated from Plano myself, I found that peer pressure was less intense at Plano.

At Plano, for the most part I didn't know who drank or was sleeping with who; but, at the smaller high school, everyone knew. At the smaller school, it was easier to be shunned for not fitting in. At Plano, it was easy to find a group of like minded students to hang with.

Great post. I went to a high school with a graduating class of around 300. My first Richardson or Pearce football game I couldn't believe the participation, the number of different activities to participate in, etc. Looks much more fun than the school I went to, where there was no band, limited elective courses, and tight cliques that it was hard to move in and out of.

[tyanger]

Originally Posted by PanTerra

Distinct from its high school, in 1975? I do recall a Plano, and a Plano West or was it East, LOL. Am I remembering that wrong as well?

Seriously though. What is the confusion?

PISD has 3 senior highschools (West Senior,(central) Senior, East Senior) that have only 11th and 12th grades. They have completely separate highschools that only have 9th and 10th grades. They are physically separate facilities with completely separate locations and different addresses. I can see how it is a little confusing at first, but that is the way they have the schools set up. You could call one chicken soup and the other pot pie if you'd like, but one level still has only 11/12th grades and the other only 9th/10th. It's not that difficult.