73-670: Plano Station, Texas Electric Railway , now known as the Interurban Railway Museum , is a historic train station at 901 E 15th Street in Plano, Texas . It is still served by the Downtown Plano station of the Dallas Area Rapid Transit light rail, which reutilized the right of way of the interurban. The Mission Revival / Spanish Revival style station was completed in 1908 at the opening of
146-629: A convention center owned and operated by the city. Plano has made a concerted effort to draw retail to its downtown area and the Legacy West in an effort to boost sales tax returns. It has two malls, The Shops at Willow Bend and The Shops at Legacy . Collin Creek Mall closed in 2019. There is an area that has apartments, shops, and restaurants constructed with the New Urbanism philosophy. An experimental luxury Walmart Supercenter
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292-504: A "school within a school". The mean SAT score (math plus reading) for the district is 1152 out of 1600, and the mean ACT (test) composite score is 25.7, with 83.5% of district students taking the SAT or ACT. 43.4% of district students take AP or IB courses, and 84.3% of those students pass their AP or IB exam(s). Plano ISD offers all AP courses except AP Italian Language and Culture and AP Japanese Language and Culture to students. In
365-486: A 178-foot water tower built in 1985 was demolished to make room for Legacy West . According to the United States Census Bureau , Plano has an area of 71.6 square miles (185.5 km ). Plano is about 17 miles (27 km) from Downtown Dallas . Plano is in the humid subtropical climate zone. The highest recorded temperature was 118 °F (48 °C) in 1936. On average, the coolest month
438-567: A complaint by the parents of a student, the Plano ISD textbook board decided to remove the textbook Culture and Values: A Survey of the Humanities: Alternative Volume , from its Humanities curriculum because the illustrations of works of art included nudity and various sex acts. After a public outcry, the decision was reversed within days. On March 2, 2021, PISD became the subject of criticism due to its response to
511-656: A conference center under the auspices of the Parks and Recreation Department: the Courtyard Theater, the Cox Playhouse, McCall Plaza, The Nature & Retreat Center and the Red Tail Pavilion. Plano has a council-manager form of government , with a part-time city council that sets city policy and a city manager responsible for city operations. The Plano City Council has eight members elected on
584-446: A maximum of two consecutive four-year terms. The mayor and city council members could serve for a maximum of three consecutive three-year terms until voters approved changes to the city charter in 2011. The 38th mayor of Plano was businessman Harry LaRosiliere , who was elected the first African-American mayor of Plano in 2013. Plano elected its first African-American city council member, David Perry, in 1990. On December 8, 2014,
657-466: A new corporate campus just a few blocks east of Toyota's, bringing an estimated 5,000 jobs to the community. In January 2016, JP Morgan Chase and mortgage giant Fannie Mae announced they would move their regional operations to Plano, bringing a combined 7,000 new jobs to the community. The Plano Public Library System (PPLS) consists of the W.O. Haggard, Jr. Library, the Maribelle M. Davis Library,
730-412: A nonpartisan basis in staggered odd-year elections every other May. Council members and the mayor are elected by and serve the city at large. Council members serving in places one, two, three, and four must reside in that district, and the mayor always serves in place six. The mayor receives a yearly stipend of $ 8,400, and each council member receives $ 6,000. All council members, including the mayor, serve
803-459: A particular school). This system leads to very large graduating classes and overall student populations. At Plano Senior High School , Plano East Senior High School , and Plano West Senior High School , the current student populations are listed as 2,567, 2,795, and 2,160 students, respectively. Each year's graduating class is approximately half of each number. Previous years' Graduation Commencement Ceremonies have taken place at Ford Center and
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#1732797352323876-532: A percentage of their property tax revenue to other districts outside the county. In 2008, PISD gave $ 86 million. Controversy erupted when the salaries of teachers in less affluent districts—such as Garland ISD —exceeded the salaries of teachers in districts that had to pay into "Robin Hood". In the 2013–14 school year, Plano ISD opened two four-year high school academies, one focusing on STEAM ( STEM education plus Media Arts) called Plano ISD Academy High School , and
949-555: A settlement of US$ 400,000 . It is important to note that this was a settlement of the judgment, not the ruling of a First Amendment rights violation by the district. The most recent Federal lawsuit against PISD was filed in March 2006, by a religious group, Students Witnessing Absolute Truth (SWAT), alleging religious discrimination . In a Decision of the US District Court granting a preliminary injunction against Plano ISD,
1022-480: Is January and the warmest is July. The lowest recorded temperature was –7 °F (–22 °C) in 1930. The maximum average precipitation occurs in May. As of the 2020 United States census , there were 285,494 people, 107,320 households, and 76,211 families residing in the city. As of the census of 2010 , Plano had 259,841 people, 99,131 households and 69,464 families, up from 80,875 households and 60,575 families in
1095-688: Is a city in the U.S. state of Texas , where it is the largest city in Collin County . Plano is also one of the principal cities of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex . With a population of 285,494 at the 2020 census , it is the ninth most-populous city in Texas, and, respectively, the 73rd most populous city in the United States. Plano's economy is a large part of Dallas' economy , home to many large companies such as Frito Lay , JCPenney , Pizza Hut , and other major distributors. It
1168-633: Is a recreation center dedicated to seniors. There are three swimming pools owned by Plano Parks & Recreation: Harry Rowlinson Community Natatorium, Jack Carter Pool, and Plano Aquatic Center. All the pools are indoor except Jack Carter Pool. Douglass Community Center houses the Boys & Girls Club of Collin County . For pet owners, there are The Dog Park at Jack Carter Park, The Dog Park at Bob Woodruff, and Dog Park at Windhaven Meadows Park. The City of Plano also owns and operates four performing arts venues and
1241-425: Is also home to the headquarters of Toyota Motor North America . Plano has also been named as both one of the fastest growing cities and one of the best places to live in the country. Settlers came to the area near present-day Plano in the early 1840s. Facilities such as a sawmill , a gristmill , and a store soon brought more people to the area. A mail service was established, and after rejecting several names for
1314-581: Is also planned to run through Southern Plano. Approximately 1% of the city's population uses DART. The Parker Road station charged for parking for non-member city residents from April 2, 2012, to April 3, 2014, as a part of the Fair Share Parking initiative. Two DART park-and-ride bus facilities, separate from the rail lines, are in Plano: Jack Hatchell Transit Center and Northwest Plano Park & Ride . Plano
1387-432: Is an independent school district in southwestern Collin County , Texas , United States, based in Plano . PISD is the 18th largest school district in Texas and the 82nd largest in the United States. The school district serves over 50,000 students and employs approximately 3,800 faculty members spread across 73 schools and 2 special and 4 early education centers. PISD's operating budget
1460-785: Is at Park Boulevard and the Dallas North Tollway . Some of the country's largest and most recognized companies are headquartered in Plano. Legacy Drive in ZIP Code 75024, between Preston Road and Dallas North Tollway , has many corporate campuses. The following companies have corporate headquarters (Fortune 1000 headquarters) or major regional offices in Plano: In 2014 Toyota Motor North America announced its U.S. headquarters would move from Torrance, California , to Plano. In 2015, Liberty Mutual announced its plans to build
1533-609: Is east of Midway Road, south of the George Bush Turnpike , and west of Waterview Parkway; and a group of apartments around Horizon North Parkway. These areas, annexed into the City of Dallas after 1960, are generally high-income. Plano ISD's educational structure differs from the typical U.S. educational pattern . Primary education in PISD, following the typical U.S. structure, consists of 44 elementary schools that serve
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#17327973523231606-484: Is little undeveloped land within the city limits. But as of July 2012, one large tract of land was being developed: Turnpike Commons at the intersection of Renner Road and the George Bush Turnpike (also bordered by Shiloh Road to the east). The development is expected to feature apartments, medical facilities, restaurants, a Race Trac gas station, and a hotel. On June 15, 2015, after five years of disuse,
1679-565: Is named for the flat plains of the area, large trees abound in the city's many parks. One such tree, estimated to be over 200 years old, is in Bob Woodruff Park, near Rowlett Creek on the city's east side. There are two main open space preserves: Arbor Hills Nature Preserve (200 acres) which contains a pond in honor of Vasil Levski and Oak Point Park and Nature Preserve (800 acres). Bob Woodruff Park and Oak Point Park and Nature Preserve are connected by biking trails, making
1752-701: Is one of two Chinese bilingual programs in the State of Texas, along with the one established by the Austin Independent School District . It was established after Chinese professionals began to settle Plano. On the December 9, 2005, edition of The O'Reilly Factor , as part of his " War on Christmas " segment, news commentator, Bill O'Reilly falsely claimed that the district had banned students from wearing red and green clothing "because they were Christmas colors." An attorney from
1825-623: Is split between Texas's 3rd , 4th , 26th , and 32nd congressional districts, represented by Republicans Keith Self , Pat Fallon , and Michael Burgess , and Democrat Colin Allred respectively. Plano is represented in the United States Senate by Republicans Ted Cruz and John Cornyn . Plano has 70 public schools, 16 private schools, and two campuses of Collin College . The Plano Independent School District serves most of
1898-546: The 2000 U.S. census , of the foreign-born residents, 17% were from China, 9% from India, and 4% from Vietnam; a total of 30% of foreign-born residents came from these three countries. That year, 22% of Plano's foreign-born originated in Mexico. Along with Houston and Sugar Land , Plano has one of Texas's major concentrations of Chinese Americans . According to the 2010 U.S. census , there were 14,500 ethnic Chinese in Plano. Of cities with 250,000 or more residents, Plano has
1971-569: The Collin County campus of Coram Deo Academy is in the One Church (previously Four Corners Church) facility in Plano. Plano is the home to two campuses of Collin College , one at the Courtyard Center on Preston Park Boulevard and the larger Spring Creek Campus on Spring Creek Parkway at Jupiter. DBU North, a satellite campus of Dallas Baptist University , is in west Plano, and offers undergraduate and graduate courses and houses
2044-506: The Dallas Convention Center . The Board of Trustees includes seven at-large elected members that oversee the district. Elections are held in May in odd-numbered years for either three or four candidates. An election was held in May 2019, for seats 4, 5, 7 and the remaining two years for seat 6. The board elects a president, vice president and secretary. All three of PISD's senior high schools were recently listed in
2117-487: The Democratic Party since 2016, when Donald Trump won the city by a narrow margin. In 2018 , Beto O'Rourke became the first Democrat to win the city in a statewide election in the 21st century, and in 2020 , Joe Biden won the city by an even larger margin. But in local and state elections, Plano still leans Republican, voting to reelect Governor Greg Abbott in 2018 and narrowly reelecting Republicans to
2190-646: The Red Line of the DART light rail project opened stations in Downtown Plano and at Parker Road , which provide access to commuters traveling to work elsewhere in the Dallas area. The Orange Line traverses the same route for selected weekday/peak hour trips. Bus routes serve areas of downtown, south central, and west Plano, but no bus routes serve the far north, north central, and far east areas. Instead, DART's GoLink on-demand service serves these areas. The Silver Line
2263-616: The Texas Education Agency . Plano ISD serves about 100 square miles (260 km ) of land, with 66 square miles (170 km ) of it within the City of Plano. The district also takes students from northern portions of Dallas , Richardson , Allen , Carrollton , Garland , Lucas , Murphy , Parker , and Wylie . There are two areas in North Dallas that are in Plano ISD, both in Collin County: one that
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2336-729: The Texas Electric Railway . The railway operated from 1908 to 1948. The station stood vacant until the City of Plano renovated it into the Interurban Railway Museum in 1990. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 10, 2005. The museum also displays Car 360, a restored railcar of the Texas Electric Railway, on the grounds. The Plano Conservancy for Historic Preservation, Inc. has managed
2409-1198: The Texas House of Representatives and Texas Senate in 2018 and 2020 . Plano is split between the 33rd , 65th , 66th , 67th , 70th , and 89th Districts in the Texas House of Representatives . The part of Plano in Collin County is wholly contained in Texas Senate, District 8 , while the Denton County portion is in Texas Senate, District 30 . Republican Justin Holland represents Texas House District 33, Republican Kronda Thimesch represents Texas House District 65, Republican Matt Shaheen represents Texas House District 66, Republican Jeff Leach has represented Texas House District 67 since 2013, Democrat Mihaela Plesa represents Texas House District 70, and Republican Candy Noble represents Texas House District 89. Republican Angela Paxton represents Texas Senate District 8 and Republican Drew Springer represents Texas Senate District 30. Plano
2482-684: The city council passed an amendment to its civil rights act to include sexual orientation and gender identity as protected. The ordinance drew the ire of conservative groups such as the Liberty Institute, which argued that it infringed on business owners' religious rights. Many civil rights organizations were not supportive either, such as the Human Rights Campaign, which argued that the policy's exclusion of transgender individuals from being able to use bathrooms and locker rooms that align with their gender identity rendered
2555-402: The racially motivated assault of an eighth-grade student of Haggard Middle School at the hands of his classmates during a "non-school-related, off-campus" event. The victim stated that he was forced to drink urine and shot at with a BB gun , while social media posts alleged racist and homophobic abuse. On February 18, 2022, a walkout was staged at Plano East Senior High School, protesting
2628-445: The 1980s, many large corporations, including J. C. Penney and Frito-Lay , moved their headquarters to Plano, spurring further growth. By 1990, the population reached 128,713, dwarfing the county seat , McKinney . In 1994, Plano was recognized as an All-America City . By 2000, the population grew to 222,030, making it one of Dallas's largest suburbs. Plano is surrounded by other municipalities and so cannot expand in area, and there
2701-573: The 2000 census. The population density was 3,629.1 inhabitants per square mile (1,401.2/km ). There were 103,672 housing units at an average density of 1,448.6 per square mile (559.3/km ). In 2010, the racial makeup of the city was 67% White (58.4% non-Hispanic white ), 7.5% Black , 0.36% Native American , 16.9% Asian (6.5% Asian Indian , 5.2% Chinese , 1.2% Vietnamese , 1.2% Korean , 0.6% Filipino , 0.2% Japanese , 1.9% Other), 0.1% Pacific Islander , 3.86% from other races , and 3.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino made up 14.7% of
2774-423: The 2011–2012 school year, 76 students were selected as All-state musicians. In the 1990s, Plano ISD received many non-Hispanic white families leaving urban areas . However, this changed in the period from 1997 to 2015, as the number of non-Hispanic white children in Plano ISD declined by 10,000. In 1991 Plano ISD began a Chinese bilingual program for preschool and kindergarten students developed by Donna Lam. It
2847-539: The 2012–2013 school year, Plano ISD had 128 students named National Merit Semifinalists , more than any other Texas school district. Also in the 2012–2013 school year, ten PISD students were named semifinalists in the Siemens Competition , and two were named as finalists. In the state of Texas, a total of thirty eight and eleven students, respectively, captured those honors in the Siemens competition. In
2920-458: The 2013–2014 school year. The first " Academy High School ", a STEAM, project based, high school that serves grades 9–12. The second magnet focuses on Health science , and is housed at Williams High School for grades 9–10, and will continue at Plano East Senior High School for grades 11–12. Additionally, the district has modified its existing International Baccalaureate program so that all four grades will be housed at Plano East Senior High as
2993-511: The DFW-area Chinese cultural organizations are headquartered in Plano and Richardson. Plano has six Chinese churches and supermarkets, including 99 Ranch Market and zTao Marketplace. According to the 2023 Corporate Regional Headquarters Report, Plano's top 10 employers were: About 80% of Plano's visitors are business travelers, due to its close proximity to Dallas and the many corporations headquartered in Plano. The city also has
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3066-695: The Gladys Harrington Library, the Christopher A. Parr Library, the L.E.R. Schimelpfenig Library, and the Municipal Reference Library. The Haggard Library houses the system's administrative offices. The Plano Symphony Orchestra is partially funded by the city, performing regularly at St. Andrew United Methodist Church and the Charles W. Eisemann Center for Performing Arts in nearby Richardson. Although Plano
3139-521: The Interurban Railway Museum since 2001 in partnership with the City of Plano. In an agreement with the City of Plano, the Plano Conservancy was allowed to operate the Museum in exchange for office space. During the first year of operation, the Plano Conservancy established enough credibility to receive funding under the hotel/motel tax provisions of the City of Plano. This article about
3212-636: The Parks Department manages totals 3,830.81. The Plano Master Plan has the acreage growing to 4,092.63 when complete. There are five recreation centers: Tom Muehlenbeck Recreation Center, Carpenter Park Recreation Center, Oak Point Recreation Center, Liberty Recreation Center, and Douglass Community Center. While Oak Point Recreation Center and Tom Muehlenbeck Recreation Center have both indoor and outdoor pools, Carpenter Park Recreation Center and Liberty Recreation Center has only an indoor and outdoor pool, respectively. Plano Senior Recreation Center
3285-558: The Plano Police Department would no longer make arrests for possession of small amounts of marijuana. Dallas's wealthy northern suburbs were solidly Republican , and in 2005, the Bay Area Center for Voting Research ranked Plano, the largest of them, the United States' fifth-most conservative city. It has recently become more competitive in national elections as its population has diversified, shifting toward
3358-522: The School Board agreed to tweak their plan to ease worries about Plano West overcrowding: Schimelpfenig Middle School students would not be allowed to choose tracks, but instead would all go to Clark High and then Plano Senior High, with the option to transfer. In 2016, the enrollment boundaries for Mendenhall, Aldridge, and Brinker Elementary Schools were redrawn so as to allow smoother transitions into their appropriate feeder schools. Starting in
3431-473: The administrative conduct of the school in an incident involving sexual harassment. No incidents were reported during the demonstration, and PISD officials have not yet acknowledged the incident. Each household in Plano ISD is zoned to an elementary school, a middle school, a high school, and a senior high school. High schools serve grades 9–10 while senior high schools serve grades 11–12; however, any 9th or 10th grader may participate in extracurricular sports at
3504-624: The admissions and academic counseling offices. As defined by the Texas Legislature , all of Collin County is in the Collin College district. The portion of Plano within Denton County is zoned to North Central Texas College . Plano is one of 12 suburbs of Dallas that opt into the Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) public transportation system. During its early membership in DART, Plano was lightly served by bus lines, but in 2002,
3577-404: The age of 18. Married couples accounted for 56.7%; 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.9% were non-families. About 24.4% of all households were individuals, and 5.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61, and the average family size was 3.15. Data indicates that 28.7% of Plano's population was under the age of 18, 7.0%
3650-449: The boom its neighbors had experienced after World War II. A series of public works projects and a change in taxes that removed the farming community from the town helped increase the population. In 1970, the population reached 17,872, and by 1980, it had exploded to 72,000. Sewers, schools, and street development kept pace with this massive increase, largely because of Plano's flat topography, grid layout, and planning initiatives. During
3723-1150: The city. Student enrollment has increased dramatically over the past few decades . Plano has a unique high school system, in which grades 9–10 attend a high school and grades 11–12 attend a senior high. There are three senior high schools (grades 11–12) in PISD: Plano East , Plano , and Plano West . Small portions of Plano are served by the Lewisville Independent School District , Frisco Independent School District , and Allen Independent School District . Plano schools graduate more of their students than comparable districts. In 2010, 93% of Plano Independent School District students graduated from high school, 18 percentage points higher than Dallas ISD's rate. In 2012, Plano Independent School District announced that 128 seniors were selected as National Merit Semifinalists. Plano has given $ 1.2 billion in property tax revenue to other school districts through Texas's " Robin Hood " law, which requires school districts designated as affluent to give
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#17327973523233796-449: The green space one large uninterrupted park space larger than New York City's Central Park (840 acres). Go Ape , a family-friendly place with outdoor activities like ziplining and Tarzan swings, is at Oak Point Park and Preserve. The Plano Balloon Festival , which happens every September, also takes place at Oak Point Park and Preserve. Another open space is Haggard Park, which hosts the annual Plano AsiaFest in May. Acreage of all spaces
3869-474: The judge said, "The issue in this case is not one of sponsorship or the lack thereof, but of the flagrant denial for equal access guaranteed to S.W.A.T. ... The harm at issue is irreparable because it inhibits the exercise of Plaintiff's First Amendment freedoms of speech and religion." On April 26, 2006, Plano ISD offered, and SWAT accepted, an Offer of Settlement, which included the district's promise to change its discriminatory policy. In November 2010, following
3942-404: The kindergarten through fifth grades. However, PISD's system of secondary education consists of 13 middle schools that serve the sixth through eighth grades, 6 'high schools' that serve the ninth and tenth grades, and 3 'senior high schools' that serve the eleventh and twelfth grades. The 'high school' and 'senior high school' system is a departure from the standard U.S. high school that serves
4015-518: The nascent town (including naming it in honor of then-President Millard Fillmore ), residents suggested the name Plano (from the Spanish word for "flat") in reference to the local terrain, unvaried and devoid of any trees. The post office accepted the name. In 1872, the completion of the Houston and Central Texas Railway helped Plano grow, and it was incorporated in 1873. By 1874, the population
4088-747: The ninth through twelfth grades. PISD students attend schools based primarily on the geographic location of their homes. Schools of a lower level feed into specific schools at the next highest level. The three exceptions to the feeder system is for students wishing to participate in the International Baccalaureate program, the Health Sciences Academy , or the STEAM Academy . Parents of students may also request transfers out of their students' assigned schools for various reasons (such as to take classes unique to
4161-679: The ordinance not worth defending. In the 2008 fiscal year Comprehensive Annual Financial Report , Plano reported $ 194 million in revenue, $ 212 million in expenditures, $ 278 million in total assets, $ 31.4 million in total liabilities, and $ 337 million in cash and investments. Plano is a voluntary member of the North Central Texas Council of Governments association, the purpose of which is to coordinate individual and collective local governments and facilitate regional solutions, eliminate unnecessary duplication, and enable joint decisions. In 2020, Police Chief Ed Drain announced
4234-580: The other on health science. Additionally, the district modified its International Baccalaureate program to allow freshmen and sophomores in the program to be housed at Plano East Senior High School. In addition to Catholic primary and middle schools, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Dallas operates John Paul II High School in Plano. Non-Catholic private schools in Plano include Great Lakes Academy , Spring Creek Academy , Yorktown Education , and Prestonwood Christian Academy . In addition,
4307-428: The population (10.6% Mexican, 0.5% Puerto Rican, 0.2% Cuban, 3.5% Other). By 2020, the racial makeup was 46.3% non-Hispanic white, 8.77% Black or African American, 0.3% Native American, 24.08% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.47% some other race, 4.0% multiracial, and 16.04% Hispanic or Latino of any race, reflecting nationwide trends of greater diversification. Of the 99,131 households in 2010, 35.8% had children under
4380-451: The population were living below the poverty line , including 4.6% of those under age 18 and 7.8% of those 65 or older. In 2007, Plano had the United States' highest median income among cities with a population exceeding 250,000, at $ 84,492. According to crime statistics, there were four homicides in Plano in 2006, the lowest rate of all U.S. cities of 250,000 or more people. Plano also has a substantial Iranian-American community. As of
4453-428: The recent past, In 2009, the development of more schools in Plano's eastern region, as well as more students attending them, reignited a boundary-line debate. Certain issues, such as socio-economic integration and ethnic balance in the schools, became points of intense discussion that became very publicized and heated. Distance from McMillen and Williams also caused debate against the socioeconomic balance. Eventually, it
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#17327973523234526-522: The school "winter parties, Judge Paul Brown of the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued a temporary restraining order, requiring PISD to lift these restrictions. The Morgan, et al., v. Plano Independent School District (PISD) case began in 2003, with school officials even banning students from using red and green napkins and paper plates to a school-sponsored "holiday" party. In another more serious legal dispute, Plano ISD
4599-562: The school district requested a retraction. O'Reilly later retracted his allegation on 20 December. He had mistakenly included clothing among the items banned by PISD, while the ongoing lawsuit against the district only alleges the banning of the distribution of written religious materials. That lawsuit was originally filed against PISD on December 15, 2004 ( Jonathan Morgan, et al., v. the Plano Independent School District, et al. ). On December 16, 2004, prior to
4672-557: The senior high level. There are 67 schools: 44 elementary schools, 13 middle schools, six high schools, three senior high schools, and one alternative STEM-based high school, Plano ISD Academy High School . Out of the 67 schools, 55 are located within the city of Plano. There are four schools in both Murphy and Richardson, three in North Dallas, and one in Allen. The district has had its feeder-school boundary lines redrawn at times in
4745-537: The sixth-largest percentage of ethnic Chinese, making up 5.2% of the city's population. Charlie Yue, the executive vice president of the Association of Chinese Professionals, estimated that about 30,000 Plano residents are Chinese and that many "don't participate in government activities, like the census". Chinese professionals began to settle Plano by 1991. As of 2011, DFW's Chinese restaurants catering to ethnic Chinese are mainly in Plano and Richardson . Most of
4818-524: The top 250 of Newsweek ' s list of 1000 top high schools in America. In the 2012 list, Plano West Senior High School was ranked as 63rd in the country, Plano Senior High School was ranked 108th, and Plano East Senior High School was ranked 243rd. In 2011, Plano West Senior High had been ranked 98 on Newsweek's "America's Best High Schools," and Plano East Senior High had been ranked 461. Plano ISD opened three academies (4-year high schools) in
4891-459: The west by Dallas North Tollway , the south by President George Bush Turnpike ( Texas State Highway 190 (east of Coit Road)), and the north by Sam Rayburn Tollway ( Texas State Highway 121 ). Preston Road ( Texas State Highway 289 ) is a major thoroughfare that runs through the city. Plano is Texas's largest city without an interstate highway . Plano Independent School District Plano Independent School District ( PISD or Plano ISD )
4964-470: Was US$ 683.9 million as of 2021. The district named Sara Bonser as Interim Superintendent in November 2017. On March 6, 2018, Bonser became Superintendent of Plano ISD, becoming the first woman to hold the title of superintendent for the district. She retired in early 2022. Dr. Theresa Williams was voted in as superintendent in early 2022. In 2010, the school district was rated "recognized" by
5037-399: Was 18 to 24, 36.5% was 25 to 44, 22.9% was 45 to 64, and 4.9% was 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34. For every 100 females, there were 99.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.2 males. According to a 2007 estimate, the median income for a household in the city was $ 84,492, and the median income for a family was $ 101,616. About 3.0% of families and 4.3% of
5110-555: Was found to have violated First Amendment rights of parents during public meetings about the implementation of a controversial new math curriculum, " Connected Math ". During several years of appeals by PISD, the ruling was consistently upheld at all levels, including the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals (in July 2003). The district briefly considered an appeal to the United States Supreme Court, but instead reached
5183-478: Was over 500. In 1881, a fire raged through the business district, destroying most of the buildings. Plano was rebuilt and business again flourished through the 1880s. Also in 1881, the city assumed responsibility for what would eventually become Plano Independent School District (PISD), ending the days of it being served only by private schools. At first, Plano's population grew slowly, reaching 1,304 in 1900 and 3,695 in 1960. By 1970, Plano began to feel some of
5256-619: Was settled with mixed socioeconomic and ethnic balance between the two high schools. The following year, the School Board settled the debate so as to affect feeder schools going into Plano West: due to the high student populations of Plano and Plano East as compared to the lower population of Plano West, two of the most populated high schools were approved to feed into Plano West, and Schimelpfenig Middle School students could choose between two tracks, leading either to Plano Senior or Plano West. However, this prompted some parents to be concerned about possible future overcrowding at Plano West. In 2011,
5329-424: Was the first city in Collin County to adopt a master plan for its road system. The use of multi-lane, divided highways for all major roads allows for higher speed limits, generally 40 mph (64 km/h), but sometimes up to 55 mph (89 km/h) on the northern section of Preston Road . Plano is served directly by several major roadways and freeways. Central Plano is bordered to the east by U.S. Highway 75 ,
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