Several hundred students will be moved around Frisco ISD as the district rezones for the next school year.
Approximately 306 current and projected future students are set to be impacted, which is less than one percent of the district.
As the fastest-growing district in Texas, Frisco redraws boundaries every year.
This year, a smaller number of students are impacted because four new schools will stay empty and closed for the next year, due to a recent school board vote meant to save money and fight a budget shortfall.
“We'll try to make it as smooth a transition as possible,” said Board President Anne McCausland.
All nine of Frisco’s high schools are at the 5A level, which means they are limited to 2,100 students or less.
Current graduating class sizes average about 525 students. That means there are more campuses and more teachers required to maintain the small-school model. The University Interscholastic League (UIL) classification determines where districts compete in sports, academics and band.
When asked if the district would consider moving from 5A to 6A, McCausland said it is not part of the strategic plan for the next five years.
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“That has not been a discussion by the board and that really hasn’t been a discussion that we’ve had with the community, so right now that’s not something that the board is talking about,” McCausland said.
She added that the small-school model is one of the big draws for families moving to Frisco.
Mom Jennifer Hardwick, who has two daughters in Frisco ISD, is a fan of the smaller class sizes, but is still considering moving her children to private school.
For Hardwick’s family, rezoning hasn’t hit home yet.
“We haven’t experienced the growing pains because we’ve been able to stay at the same school because it’s actually one of the very few schools that’s not full,” Hardwick said.
Proposed rezoning will impact 39 high school students, 40 middle-schoolers and 227 elementary students. Maps show currently and future boundary lines. Parents will be notified soon.
The school board will hear public comment on the proposed rezoning at their December 12 meeting.
Final decisions will be made on January 17.
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