Macarthur High School vs Yes Prep North Forest

How do these schools compare?

Metric Macarthur High School Yes Prep North Forest
Location Houston, TX Houston, TX
School Type regular regular
Grade Level high high
Enrollment 3,501 991
Student:Teacher Ratio 17.4:1 16:1
Free/Reduced Lunch 84.9% 93.2%
Charter School No Yes
Magnet School No No
Title I Yes Yes

Funding

Per-pupil expenditure reflects district-level spending. Source: NCES Finance Survey.

Metric Macarthur High School Yes Prep North Forest
District Per-Pupil Expenditure $13,268 $13,353
District Aldine ISD YES Prep Schools

Demographics

Source: CCD Membership 2024-25

Group Macarthur High School Yes Prep North Forest
White 1.6% 0.6%
African American 4.6% 9.0%
Hispanic or Latino 93.2% 89.5%
Asian 0.1% 0.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.2% 0.2%
Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.1%
Multiracial 0.3% 0.6%

Academic Resources & Climate

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22

Metric Macarthur High School Yes Prep North Forest
AP Courses Offered 21 13
Gifted Program Yes No
Counselor Ratio 263:1 492:1
Chronic Absenteeism 46.3% 30.6%
IDEA Students - -
In-School Suspensions 671 35
Data Sources: NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 for enrollment and school characteristics. Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 for AP courses, counselors, absenteeism, and discipline. NCES Finance Survey for per-pupil expenditure. Some fields may be unavailable for all schools.

Source: U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data + F-33 finance + Civil Rights Data Collection Compiled and formatted by PlainSchools.