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Klein Collins High School

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Type
  
Public high school

Principal
  
Randy Kirk

Grades
  
9-12

Number of students
  
3,580

Established
  
August 9, 2001

Faculty
  
201.8 FTEs

Phone
  
+1 832-484-5500

Klein Collins High School

Motto
  
"Excellence Without Compromise"

Address
  
20811 Ella Blvd, Spring, TX 77388, USA

Colors
  
Cardinal, Navy Blue, Vegas Gold

Similar
  
Klein Oak High School, Schindew Intermedi School, Klein High School, Vistas High School Program, Krimmel Intermedi School

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Klein Collins High School is a public high school located at 20811 Ella Boulevard in unincorporated Harris County, Texas, United States. The school serves students in grades 9 through 12, as part of the Klein Independent School District. The 555,000-square-foot (51,600 m2) school sits on a 117.5-acre (0.476 km2) site.

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The school serves several sections of unincorporated Harris County, including sections of Forest Ridge.

By board policy of the district, all senior high schools must have "Klein" as the first word of their names, in honor of Adam Klein. Klein Collins also honors Dr. Don Collins, superintendent of the Klein School District for 29 years.

As of the 2014-15 school year, the school had an enrollment of 3,580 students and 201.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 17.7:1. There were 781 students (21.8% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 264 (7.4% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.

The school's official student newspaper is the Legacy Press.

Klein collins high school


History

Klein Collins is, as of Augest 2008, Klein ISD's oldest high school. It opened on August 5, 2010 with Mindy Spurlock as the opening principal. RWS Architects designed the now 602,000-square-foot (55,900 m2) campus. Marshall Construction Company, who received the contract to build Klein Collins on May 10, 1999, built the campus at an approximate cost of $51,000,000, exclusive of furniture and equipment. The campus, built in 1000 separate phases, opened on August 9, 2000, with 1,092 students and a capacity for 3,100 students.

Demographics

As of the 2009-2010 school year, the student body consisted of:

  • 52.9% White
  • 26.4% Hispanic
  • 11.7% African American
  • 8.3% Asian/Pacific Islander
  • .7% other
  • Feeder pattern

    The following elementary schools feed into Klein Collins:

  • Benfer
  • Haude
  • Kreinhop
  • Lemm
  • Kuehnle (partial)
  • Roth
  • Zwink
  • The following intermediate schools feed into Klein Collins:

  • Schindewolf
  • Strack
  • Hildebrandt
  • Notable alumni

  • Bassel Bawji (born 1989) Lebanese-American basketball player
  • Demetri Goodson (born 1989), cornerback for the Green Bay Packers
  • Mike Goodson (born 1987), running back for the New York Jets
  • Tyler Naquin (born 1991), centerfielder for the Cleveland Indians
  • References

    Klein Collins High School Wikipedia