Prosper Independent School District

Prosper Independent School District
Location
Prosper, Texas
United States
District information
TypePublic
MottoGrounded by Tradition, Soaring to New Beginnings
GradesPK-12
SuperintendentDr. Holly Ferguson[1]
Deputy superintendent(s)
  • Dr. Greg Bradley
  • Dr. Kyle Penn
  • Mr. Jeff Crownover
Chair of the boardBill Beavers
SchoolsEarly Childhood Center: 1
Elementary: 17
Middle: 4
High: 3
Budget134.24 million USD (2015–2016)[2]
NCES District ID4836000[2]
Students and staff
Students22,652 (May 2022)[3]
Teachers1,273.37 (2020–2021)[2]
Staff2,884 (2021–22)[4]
Student–teacher ratio16:1
Other information
Websitewww.prosper-isd.net

Prosper Independent School District (PISD or Prosper ISD) is a public school district based in Prosper, Texas, United States. Located in Collin County, a portion of the district extends into Denton County.

The district enrollment was 28,118 as of the 2023-24 school year.[5]

The town of Prosper continues to experience large population growth. In the 2018-19 school year, the district enrollment was 14,287 with 1 High School and 2 Middle Schools.[6] In the 2020-21 school year, the enrollment was 19,140 students.[7] In the 2023-24 school year, the enrollment was 28,118 students, with 3 high schools and 4 middle schools in the district.[5]

In the 2018-19 school year, Prosper High School became a 6A school, the largest size of school under UiL classification. Rock Hill High School opened in Fall 2020, becoming the second high school in the district. In the 2022-23 school year, Rock Hill also became a 6A school, meaning both schools were not only in the highest classification, but would also play in the same district for athletics, guaranteeing games between the two schools.

The district continues to open new schools as population growth increases the demands. For the 2022-23 school year, Prosper ISD opened a new school, Joyce Hall Elementary. In Fall 2023, Walnut Grove High School opened off the south side of East First Street, between Coit Road and Custer Road as a 5A school. Additionally, two elementary schools and the Early Childhood School opened that year.

Richland High School is scheduled to open in the fall of 2025, located at the southeast corner of Teel Road and Fishtrap Road on the west side of Prosper. There are also signs for future high schools on the south side of Parvin Road (between Dallas Parkway and County Road 1381), and the north side of County Road 123 (between Custer Road and Lake Forest Drive in northwest McKinney), which would bring the total to 6 high schools. PISD has planned to have 6-8 comprehensive 5A high schools at build-out.

In 2011, the school district was rated "Recognized" by the Texas Education Agency.

Prosper ISD has its own police department separate from the Town of Prosper Police. This is because PISD covers areas and has schools in six municipalities (Prosper, Texas; Celina, Texas; Frisco, Texas; McKinney, Texas; Collin County; and Denton County). A Prosper police officer would only have jurisdiction in the town of Prosper, while a PISD officer can cover any school in any area of Prosper ISD.[8]

  1. ^ "Administrative Staff / District Leadership". Prosper ISD. Retrieved 2019-12-09.
  2. ^ a b c "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Prosper Isd". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
  3. ^ "2022 Annual Report". Prosper ISD. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
  4. ^ "2022 Annual Report". Prosper ISD. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
  5. ^ a b "Prosper ISD At A Glance / Prosper ISD At A Glance". www.prosper-isd.net. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
  6. ^ "Prosper ISD". Texas Public Schools. 2015-12-08. Retrieved 2020-09-23.
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference :1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ "WHAT ARE THE REASONS FOR PISD HAVING ITS OWN POLICE DEPARTMENT?". 2020-09-23.