Head Start

Public school, pre-kindergarten · Plano, Texas

Head Start in Plano, Texas enrolled 143 students in 2024-25 with 7.1 full-time teachers, 20.1 students per teacher against the Texas median of 12.2. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 10%

146 students in 2022-23, 146 students in 2023-24, 143 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 7.9 to 7.1.

Students enrolled at Head Start by school year2022-23: 146, 2023-24: 146, 2024-25: 1430501001502022-231462023-241462024-25143
Students enrolled at Head Start by school year2022-23: 146, 2023-24: 146, 2024-25: 1430501001502022-231462023-241462024-25143
Students enrolled at Head Start by school year2022-23: 146, 2023-24: 146, 2024-25: 1430501001502022-231462023-241462024-25143
Students enrolled at Head Start by school year2022-23: 146, 2023-24: 146, 2024-25: 1430501001502022-231462023-241462024-25143
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231467.918.4
2023-241468.217.9
2024-251437.120.1

20.1 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 91 of every 100 Texas schools of this kind

Among the 440 Texas schools of this kind that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.2; the national median for schools of this kind is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Texas other schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 96.2; Head Start 20.1; state median 12.2.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherHead Start 20.1state median 12.2U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Texas other schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 96.2; Head Start 20.1; state median 12.2.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherHead Start 20.1state median 12.2U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Texas other schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 96.2; Head Start 20.1; state median 12.2.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherHead Start 20.1state median 12.2U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Texas other schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 96.2; Head Start 20.1; state median 12.2.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherHead Start 20.1state median 12.2U.S. 13.8

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Head Start reported and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absentnot reported for this school

Who attends

68.5% of students were Hispanic, 16.1% Black, 11.2% White in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic68.5%
  2. Black16.1%
  3. White11.2%
  4. Asian2.8%
  5. Two or more races0.7%
  6. American Indian0.7%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

Schools of this kind in Plano

6 public schools of this kind in Plano report 2024-25 enrollment; Head Start is number 5 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Beaty Early Childhood School28110.630.2%
Isaacs Early Childhood School25911.346.7%
Pearson Early Childhood22013.725.0%
Legacy Preparatory Charter Academy Plano14711.767.3%
Head Start14320.197.9%
Hospital/Homebound23not reportednot reported

All public schools in Plano →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Head Start

  1. Isaacs Early Childhood SchoolThe nearest public school of this kind, 1.7 miles away: 259 students, 11.3 per teacher (2024-25).1.7 mi
  2. Legacy Preparatory Charter Academy PlanoThe next nearest public school of this kind, 2.3 miles away: 147 students, 11.7 per teacher (2024-25).2.3 mi
  3. Compare Head Start with Isaacs Early Childhood SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Plano ISD spends per student$11,384 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,384
  5. The largest public schools in TexasHead Start is the number 357 by size of 501 Texas schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#357 of 501
  6. Texas schools by students per teacher20.1 students per teacher here against the Texas median of 12.2 for schools of this kind.20.1:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Head Start

  1. How many students attend Head Start?
    143 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 146 in 2022-23. It is an alternative school in Plano, TX.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Head Start?
    20.1 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Texas median for schools of this kind is 12.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Head Start a Title I school?
    Head Start was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).
  4. What district is Head Start in?
    Plano ISD, NCES district ID 4835100. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 483510010511 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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