📍 1600 N Coit Rd, Richardson, Dallas County, 75080
Pearce H S is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Richardson, Dallas County. The school has 2,443 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Carrie Breedlove. It is part of the Richardson Isd school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 164.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1. 59% of students are proficient in reading. 43% are proficient in maths. The school offers 26 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Pearce H S enrolls 2,443 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 164.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 46% Hispanic or Latino, 43% White and 5.3% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 1,134 | 46% |
| White | 1,047 | 43% |
| Black or African American | 129 | 5.3% |
| Two or more races | 66 | 2.7% |
| Asian | 59 | 2.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
913 of the school's 2,443 students (37%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 814 qualify for free lunch and 99 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Pearce H S is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 8, state house district 102.
Pearce H S is one of 55 schools in RICHARDSON ISD, based in RICHARDSON, Texas. The district serves 36,971 students district-wide and employs 2,910 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 2,443 students, Pearce H S is larger than the district average of about 672 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize