McKinney ISD (MISD)
McKinney, Texas · Collin County · Grades Pre-K–12
McKinney ISD runs 31 schools (21 elementary, 5 middle, 4 high, 1 pre-k) with 23,296 students. By enrollment it is the 63rd 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 | 31 |
| Students | 23,296 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 1,644.3 |
| Students per teacher | 14.2 (state 14.9) |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 34.9% (state 61.6%) |
| County | Collin County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| NCES district ID | 4829850 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, totals of the district's schools. Students per teacher = students ÷ full-time-equivalent teachers.
Schools in McKinney ISD
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25.
Map of McKinney ISD schools
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
McKinney ISD in context
Size
McKinney 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 McKinney High School with 2,668 students, and the smallest is County Residential Center with 92; the average is 751, 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 9, with 2,084 students. Grade 12 has 1,764 students and kindergarten has 1,544, 14% more in the later grade. Each grade is a different group of students, so this is not a dropout or growth rate. McKinney ISD enrolls 606 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 McKinney ISD at 40%, above their 24.4% share of Texas public school students. Hispanic students make up 29.2%.
34.9% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 61.6% statewide. By school, the share runs from 4.3% at County Residential Center to 98.8% at Herman Lawson Early Childhood School. 1 of its 31 schools serve free meals to every student under the Community Eligibility Provision or Provision 2 or 3; at the others, families apply based on income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District and state shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Staff
Its 1,644.3 full-time-equivalent teachers work out to 14.2 students per teacher, close to the state's 14.9. With 59.2 counselors it has 394 students per counselor; the median Texas district has 379, and the American School Counselor Association recommends no more than 250. It reports 27.2 librarians or media specialists and 16.3 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
McKinney 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 Imagine International Academy of North Texas, 0.2 miles away with 1,445 students. 42 districts are within 25 miles, and 8 of them enroll more students than McKinney 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 | 1,497.2 | 16 |
| School counselors | 59.2 | 394 |
| Librarians and media specialists | 27.2 | 856 |
| School psychologists | 16.3 | 1,429 |
| Instructional aides | 0 | – |
| Other student support staff | 104.9 | 222 |
| School administrators | 88.5 | 263 |
| District administrators | 44 | 529 |
| All staff | 2,496.9 |
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 | 40% |
| Hispanic | 29.2% |
| Black | 16.1% |
| Asian | 8.3% |
| Two or more races | 5.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership, all schools in the district.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 606 |
| Kindergarten | 1,544 |
| Grade 1 | 1,534 |
| Grade 2 | 1,622 |
| Grade 3 | 1,700 |
| Grade 4 | 1,693 |
| Grade 5 | 1,753 |
| Grade 6 | 1,671 |
| Grade 7 | 1,735 |
| Grade 8 | 1,754 |
| Grade 9 | 2,084 |
| Grade 10 | 1,959 |
| Grade 11 | 1,877 |
| Grade 12 | 1,764 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Nearby school districts
| District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Calendar 2026–2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imagine International Academy of North Texas | 0 mi | 1,445 | 19.7 | – |
| Allen ISD | 6 mi | 20,838 | 16.2 | – |
| Lovejoy ISD | 7 mi | 4,019 | 17 | – |
| Prosper ISD | 8 mi | 31,651 | 14.8 | – |
| Melissa ISD | 8 mi | 7,735 | 16.1 | – |
| Frisco ISD | 9 mi | 65,289 | 14.7 | – |
| Princeton ISD | 9 mi | 9,956 | 16 | – |
| Celina ISD | 10 mi | 5,324 | 15.9 | – |
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)
- Allen ISD (20,838 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
#1 Duvall St, McKinney, TX 75069
Phone: (469)302-4000
Website: mckinneyisd.net
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory.