Panther Creek High School
Public high school in Frisco, Texas · Frisco ISD · Grades 9–12
Panther Creek High School serves 1,253 students in grades 9–12 in Frisco (Denton County). It is one of 75 schools in Frisco ISD. By enrollment it is the 518th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 13.7 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as the typical Texas high school (14).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,920 Texas high schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 91.24 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Frisco ISD |
| County | Denton County |
| Area type | Rural, fringe |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 482001014188 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Frisco ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 1,253 | 65,289 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 13.7 | 14.7 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 16.1% | 13.8% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 46% of Texas high schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Panther Creek High School in context
Size
Panther Creek High School is the smallest of Frisco ISD's 12 high schools; its 1,253 students are 1.9% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 3.6 miles away with a median enrollment of 2,336; Panther Creek High School is smaller than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 10 with 342 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 273, against an average of 313 per grade. This year grade 12 has 13% fewer students than grade 9 (273 against 314). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Asian students: 33.1% here and 43.9% across Frisco ISD. White students are next, at 25.7%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
16.1% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 13.8% across Frisco ISD and a median of 63.8% for Texas high schools. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 91.24 full-time-equivalent teachers for 1,253 students, Panther Creek High School has 13.7 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 1,253 students would have about 89.5 teachers, so Panther Creek High School has 1.7 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Panther Creek High School is in rural territory within 5 miles of an urbanized area or 2.5 miles of a town, which NCES calls rural, fringe. The nearest other high school is Lone Star High School, 1.6 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 18 other high schools, 7 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Asian | 33.1% |
| White | 25.7% |
| Black | 22.7% |
| Hispanic | 12.5% |
| Two or more races | 5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.7% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.2% |
50.7% of students are girls and 49.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 314 |
| Grade 10 | 342 |
| Grade 11 | 324 |
| Grade 12 | 273 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1875 Pga Pkwy, Frisco, TX 75034
Phone: (469)633-6000
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Panther Creek High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lone Star High School | Frisco ISD | 1.6 mi | 2,004 | 15.2 | 15.6% |
| Memorial High School | Frisco ISD | 3.1 mi | 1,439 | 13.3 | 19.7% |
| Wakeland High School | Frisco ISD | 3.3 mi | 2,230 | 16.9 | 5.3% |
| Little Elm High School | Little Elm ISD | 3.4 mi | 2,519 | 16 | 44.7% |
| Ray Braswell High School | Denton ISD | 3.7 mi | 2,812 | 15.5 | 45.5% |
| Leadership Prep School Secondary | Leadership Prep School | 4.7 mi | 891 | 23.9 | – |
| Prosper High School | Prosper ISD | 4.9 mi | 3,753 | 16.1 | – |
| Rock Hill High School | Prosper ISD | 5.4 mi | 2,442 | 13.9 | – |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.