Klein Collins High School

Infobox_School
name = Klein Collins High School


imagesize = thumb
motto = "Excellence Without Compromise"
established = August 9, 2001
type = Public high school
principal = Randy Kirk
enrollment = 3,258(as of 2008-09)
faculty = 148.3 (on FTE basis)
ratio = 20.1
grades = 9-12
teamname = Tigers
colors = Navy Blue and Vegas Gold with Cardinal Red as an accent
address = 20811 Ella Boulevard
Spring, Texas 77388
information = 832-484-5500
website = [http://kleinforest.kleinisd.net/ School website]

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 convert|555000|sqft|m2|sing=on school sits on a convert|117.5|acre|km2|sing=on site. [ [http://kleincollins.kleinisd.net/default.aspx?name=about.home Klein Collins High School ] ]

The school serves several sections of unincorporated Harris County, including sections of Forest Ridge. [ [http://www.kbhome.com/Community.aspx?CommID=00884711 KB Home Community - Forest Ridge - Liberty - Spring, TX ] ]

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

As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 2,975 students and 148.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 20.1. [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=4825740&ID=482574008631 Klein Collins High School] , National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed September 3, 2008.]

History

Klein Collins is, as of August 2007, Klein ISD's newest high school [http://kleincollins.kleinisd.net/default.aspx?name=about.home] ; Klein Collins opened on August 9, 2001. RWS Architects designed the campus and 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 two separate phases, opened on August 9, 2001 with 1,092 students and a capacity for 3,100 students [http://kleincollins.kleinisd.net/default.aspx?name=about.home] .

Demographics

As of the 2006-2007 school year, the student body consisted of:Fact|date=January 2008
*62.8% White
*20.2% Hispanic
*9.7% African American
*6.5% Asian/Pacific Islander
*0.8% Native American

Feeder patterns

The following elementary schools feed into Klein Collins [http://www.kleinisd.net/docs/sa.attzkchs.pdf] :
* Benfer
* Haude
* Krienhop
* Lemm
* Kuehnle (partial)
* Roth

The following intermediate schools feed into Klein Collins:
* Schindewolf
* Strack

References

External links

* [http://kleincollins.kleinisd.net/ Klein Collins High School]
* [http://kleinisd.net/ Klein Independent School District]