Frisco Independent School District is a public

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based in

Frisco, Texas Frisco is a city in Collin and Denton counties in the U.S. state of Texas. It is part of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex and about from both Dallas Love Field and Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport. Its population was 200,509 at the 2 ...

, United States. The district covers portions of Denton and Collin counties, including portions of the cities of Frisco,

Little Elm Little Elm is a city in Denton County, Texas, United States, and a part of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. It is an extended suburb of Denton; its population was 46,453 as of the 2020 census. In 2000, the census population was at 3,646. By the ...

, Plano, and

McKinney McKinney is a city in and the county seat of Collin County, Texas. It is Collin County's third-largest city, after Plano and Frisco. A suburb of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, McKinney is about north of Dallas. The U.S. Census Bureau lis ...

as well as

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. The district was originally formed in 1876 and is known as the Farmers School District. Small schoolhouses served the rural population at that time. The community of Frisco began to emerge in 1902 and the school district was renamed. The district is one of the largest in Texas and the nation. In 1995, Frisco ISD had four schools. Since then, the district has added 71 new schools, opening two to six campuses annually. No public school district in the country grew faster from 1990–1991 to 2010–2011, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. The school district is one of the best in the state, receiving the highest Texas Accountability rating of "A".

Board of trustees

Frisco ISD Board of Trustees * René Archambault - President, Place 7 * Debbie Gillespie - Vice President, Place 5 * Dynette Davis - Secretary, Place 4 * Gopal Ponangi - Place 1 * Marvin Lowe - Place 2 * Stephanie Elad - Place 3 * John Classe - Place 6

District Leadership

Office of the Superintendent * Dr. Mike Waldrip, EdD - Superintendent of Schools * Michele Crutcher - Assistant to the Superintendent and Board of Trustees Administration (Instructional Support Team) * Todd Fouche - Deputy Superintendent * Wes Cunningham - Associate Deputy Superintendent * Pamela Linton - Chief Human Resources Officer * Cory McClendon - Chief Leadership Officer * Amanda McCune - Chief Communications Officer * Cheryl McDonald - Chief Technology Officer * Erin Miller - Chief Student Services Officer * Kimberly Smith - Chief Finance and Strategy Officer * Scott Warstler - Chief Operations Officer

Boundary

The jurisdiction of the Frisco Independent School District spans 2 counties, Collin and Denton, serving 5 cities and

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. Collin County: sections of Frisco,

, and Plano.

Denton County Denton County is located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 906,422, making it the 7th-most populous county in Texas. The county seat is Denton. The county, which was named for John B. Denton, was establis ...

: sections of Frisco,

, and a parcel of The Colony as well as some

Demographics

Schools

Frisco ISD operates 75 schools: 12 high schools, 17 middle schools, 42 elementary schools, and 3 special program centers. The district opens an average of 1-4 new schools per school year. Emerson High School McKinney Texas USA

References

https://web.archive.org/web/20120213205839/http://www.schoolstowatch.org/StateProgram/Texas/tabid/396/Default.aspx

External links

* {{coord missing, Texas School districts in Collin County, Texas School districts in Denton County, Texas School districts established in 1903 1903 establishments in Texas