McKinney ISD Plans School Closures, Boundary Changes to Rebalance Enrollment

McKinney ISD officials announced on Nov. 18, 2025 that a community input meeting on proposed attendance zone changes has been moved to Dec. 4, 2025 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the MISD Community Event Center. The Educational Facilities Alignment Committee has been studying enrollment projections and facility use and is recommending the closure and repurposing of three elementary campuses for the 2026 to 2027 school year while drafting new elementary, middle and high school boundary maps.

The committee frames the changes as a response to uneven enrollment patterns across the district, noting pronounced growth in northwest neighborhoods and declining student counts in parts of the southwest. District leaders estimate the repurposing and boundary adjustments could save roughly 3 million dollars each year in operating and staffing costs. A formal recommendation from district leadership is expected to go to the school board at its Dec. 15 meeting.

For local families and staff the proposals could alter where children attend school, how far they travel, and how campuses are staffed and used. Redrawn boundaries commonly affect bus routes, class size distributions and after school programming. The repurposing of elementary campuses also raises questions about what services will occupy those buildings in coming years and how the district will phase student moves to minimize disruption during the 2026 to 2027 transition.

From a fiscal perspective the district is signaling an effort to align fixed facility costs with shifting population patterns. Annual savings on the scale of 3 million dollars would free resources that could be reinvested in classroom materials, maintenance of remaining campuses, or staffing where enrollment is increasing. The committee has combined demographic projections with facility utilization metrics to produce the draft maps that will guide those reallocations.

The timing gives the community two scheduled opportunities this month to weigh in, first at the Dec. 4 community meeting and then during the board consideration on Dec. 15. The decisions will shape school capacity and neighborhood impacts across Collin County as growth pressures continue in parts of the district. Parents and residents concerned about boundaries or campus repurposing are advised to attend the Dec. 4 meeting to review the draft maps and speak to district staff ahead of the board vote.