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ROCK HILL H S → HERITAGE H S → MCKINNEY BOYD H S → MCKINNEY NORTH H S → WAKELAND H S → LEBANON TRAIL H S → CENTENNIAL H S → LONE STAR H S →📋 At a glance
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Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How WALNUT GROVE H S compares for families
What families should know about WALNUT GROVE H S.
- ▸ LocallyTX students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+4 points).
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: ROCK HILL H S, HERITAGE H S, MCKINNEY BOYD H S and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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The University of Texas at Austin
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $19,857/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
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Texas's public scholarships
Texas families have two big levers: a guaranteed-admission rule for the top of each graduating class, and the need-based TEXAS Grant that pairs with it. Class rank does more here than almost anywhere.
Graduate in the top 10% of your Texas public-HS class and finish the required curriculum for automatic admission to TX public universities (UT Austin caps at the top 5%). (Must finish the required college-prep curriculum (Distinguished plan).)
Official program details ↗Texas's flagship need-based grant — no GPA gate to qualify (a 3.0 or top-third rank just gives priority when funds run short). (Enroll within 16 months of HS, ≥¾ time, in a bachelor's program.)
Official program details ↗Graduate at least a semester early with the Distinguished plan plus a 3.0 GPA and an 80th-percentile test (or top-10% rank) for a TEXAS Grant-sized scholarship. (Graduate at least a semester early with the Distinguished plan.)
Official program details ↗Eligibility rules change yearly — confirm with the official program before relying on it. Amounts are recent published figures; awards cover tuition/fees, not housing or books unless noted. Verified 2026-06-14.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of +32.2%/year, projecting from 2024's 2,268 students:
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Revenue upside
At $13,622 per student in district revenue, the 6,879 students projected to be gained by 2029 represent ≈ $93,705,738/year in additional funding.
District total revenue ÷ enrollment, NCES F-33. Public funding largely follows enrollment, so a shrinking class is a recurring budget hit.
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROCK HILL H S FRISCO |
Public | 2.0 | 2,442 | -2.2% |
| HERITAGE H S FRISCO |
Public | 4.0 | 1,996 | -2.9% |
| MCKINNEY BOYD H S MCKINNEY |
Public | 4.5 | 2,547 | -6.3% |
| MCKINNEY NORTH H S MCKINNEY |
Public | 6.1 | 2,387 | +10.5% |
| WAKELAND H S FRISCO |
Public | 7.2 | 2,230 | +6.4% |
| LEBANON TRAIL H S FRISCO |
Public | 8.2 | 2,173 | +7.6% |
| CENTENNIAL H S FRISCO |
Public | 6.8 | 2,018 | -2.5% |
| LONE STAR H S FRISCO |
Public | 7.4 | 2,004 | -11.1% |