Allen ISD
Allen, Texas · Collin County · Grades Pre-K–12
Allen ISD runs 22 schools (16 elementary, 3 middle, 2 high, 1 pre-k) with 20,838 students. By enrollment it is the 70th largest of 1210 districts in Texas, where the median district has 886 students. NCES classifies its area as suburb, large.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank compares the 1210 Texas districts listed on this site.
District at a glance
| Schools | 22 |
| Students | 20,838 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 1,285 |
| Students per teacher | 16.2 (state 14.9) |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 22% (state 61.6%) |
| County | Collin County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| NCES district ID | 4807890 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, totals of the district's schools. Students per teacher = students ÷ full-time-equivalent teachers.
Schools in Allen ISD
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25.
Map of Allen ISD schools
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Allen ISD in context
Size
Allen ISD enrolls 0.4% of Texas' 5,544,769 public school students and is larger than the median district (886 students). The largest of its schools is Allen High School with 5,206 students, and the smallest is Alton Boyd Elementary School with 393; the average is 947, against 626 statewide.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment. Share = district students ÷ all students in Texas schools listed here; averages = students ÷ schools.
Grades
Its largest grade this year is grade 10, with 1,777 students. Grade 12 has 1,674 students and kindergarten has 1,187, 41% more in the later grade. Each grade is a different group of students, so this is not a dropout or growth rate. Allen ISD enrolls 441 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade, all schools in the district.
Students
White students are the largest group in Allen ISD at 34.7%, above their 24.4% share of Texas public school students. Asian students make up 29.9%.
22% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 61.6% statewide. By school, the share runs from 9.4% at Jenny Preston Elementary School to 59.3% at Alton Boyd Elementary School.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District and state shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Staff
Its 1,285 full-time-equivalent teachers work out to 16.2 students per teacher, more than the state's 14.9. With 56.2 counselors it has 371 students per counselor; the median Texas district has 379, and the American School Counselor Association recommends no more than 250. It reports 21 librarians or media specialists and 8 school psychologists.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 district staff file (full-time equivalents). Students per counselor = district students ÷ counselors. Benchmark: American School Counselor Association, 250 students per counselor.
Location
Allen ISD is based in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city, an area NCES calls suburb, large. The nearest district is Lovejoy ISD, 3.3 miles away with 4,019 students. 47 districts are within 25 miles, and 11 of them enroll more students than Allen ISD. Collin County has 16 districts on this site.
Source: NCES EDGE locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines between the average locations of each district's schools.
Staff
| Role | Full-time equivalent | Students per staff member |
|---|---|---|
| Teachers | 1,254.3 | 17 |
| School counselors | 56.2 | 371 |
| Librarians and media specialists | 21 | 992 |
| School psychologists | 8 | 2,605 |
| Instructional aides | 268.3 | 78 |
| Other student support staff | 132.4 | 157 |
| School administrators | 98.5 | 212 |
| District administrators | 49.4 | 422 |
| All staff | 2,549.1 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 district staff file. Students per staff member = district students ÷ full-time-equivalent staff in that role. The median Texas district has 379 students per counselor.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 34.7% |
| Asian | 29.9% |
| Hispanic | 16.4% |
| Black | 12.3% |
| Two or more races | 5.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership, all schools in the district.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 441 |
| Kindergarten | 1,187 |
| Grade 1 | 1,345 |
| Grade 2 | 1,436 |
| Grade 3 | 1,509 |
| Grade 4 | 1,548 |
| Grade 5 | 1,571 |
| Grade 6 | 1,630 |
| Grade 7 | 1,643 |
| Grade 8 | 1,645 |
| Grade 9 | 1,745 |
| Grade 10 | 1,777 |
| Grade 11 | 1,687 |
| Grade 12 | 1,674 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Nearby school districts
| District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Calendar 2026–2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lovejoy ISD | 3 mi | 4,019 | 17 | – |
| Plano ISD | 6 mi | 46,612 | 13.8 | – |
| Imagine International Academy of North Texas | 6 mi | 1,445 | 19.7 | – |
| McKinney ISD | 6 mi | 23,296 | 14.2 | – |
| Wylie ISD | 9 mi | 19,401 | 15.3 | – |
| Frisco ISD | 9 mi | 65,289 | 14.7 | – |
| Imagine Lone Star International Academy | 9 mi | 270 | 15.6 | – |
| Princeton ISD | 10 mi | 9,956 | 16 | – |
Distance between the average locations of each district's schools (NCES EDGE).
Other school districts in Collin County
- Frisco ISD (65,289 students)
- Plano ISD (46,612 students)
- Prosper ISD (31,651 students)
- McKinney ISD (23,296 students)
- Wylie ISD (19,401 students)
- Princeton ISD (9,956 students)
- Melissa ISD (7,735 students)
- Anna ISD (6,038 students)
- Celina ISD (5,324 students)
- Community ISD (5,271 students)
- Lovejoy ISD (4,019 students)
- Farmersville ISD (2,397 students)
- Imagine International Academy of North Texas (1,445 students)
- Blue Ridge ISD (1,048 students)
- Imagine Lone Star International Academy (270 students)
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, county of each district's office.
Contact
612 E Bethany Rd, Allen, TX 75002
Phone: (972)727-0511
Website: allenisd.org
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory.