When Athletic Success Isn't Worth the Cost: Why Districts Choose to Expand Rather Than Follow Allen's Mega-School Lead

The state’s largest high school, with almost 6,700 students, Allen has found success through a unique recipe of a one-school ideology and a small district footprint, fast growth and prodigious ambition.

• [DMN] Allen is the Ultimate One-School Town. Its Football Team is a Juggernaut. Is a Mega High School Fair for the Rest of Texas?

Not everyone can be like Allen.

But not everyone wants to be.

Given an opportunity to grow their own mega high schools, nearly all of the fast-growing school districts in Dallas/Fort Worth area have opted against that route, balking at the concept of a 5,000- or 6,000-student high school.

• [DMN] Allen is Where the Best in the State Aspire to Play, But the Football Transfers Are Coming at a Cost

Part three of a three-part series that explores the size, athletics success -- and cost -- of Allen. CLICK HERE to read more from our media partners at The Dallas Morning News.