re: Katy HS vs Cedar Hill TX 6A DIV II state title game

Thought Chalmette's enrollment was up there

Watched most of the game. Katy's offensive line was huge. Ceder Hill simply had better athletes, especially at QB and WR.

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LA doesn't build mega HS complexes like Texas does

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we probably should... it seems to be better for everyone involved

Yeah but what you have to remember, is that these large sports complexes are built for the entire ISD (independent school district). So in most cases the complexes are shared by 6-10 schools. We don't split schools by parishes here like in La. Think of it like a bunch of Zachary/Central/EBR 'districts'. Katy ISD has Katy, Morton Ranch, Taylor-Katy, Cinco Ranch, Seven Lakes, and Thompkins (new this year).

For example, the Houston metro has 10-15 ISD's.

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Yeah but what you have to remember, is that these large sports complexes are built for the entire ISD (independent school district). So in most cases the complexes are shared by 6-10 schools. We don't split schools by parishes here like in La. Think of it like a bunch of Zachary/Central/EBR 'districts'. Katy ISD has Katy, Morton Ranch, Taylor-Katy, Cinco Ranch, Seven Lakes, and Thompkins (new this year).

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i'm referring to the individual schools in TX that have 4-6k enrollments, double what anyone in Louisiana has... it'd be like Jefferson Parish still having just East Jefferson and West Jefferson

Yeah, I was really answering about the large sports complexes here.

You should see the high schools they are building here in Katy. I want to say $8-10 mil? was what Katy ISD spent to build Thompkins. It's huge and has indoor pools and other stuff. It's a bit intimidating to be inside there. But they do keep the classroom ratios very good and Katy is top 2 in all public schools in Houston area.

We moved from BR and was sending our daughter to Catholic elem school. The schools here are easily as good as the privates in most of La and no tuition. However, I pay over $3k a year of my property taxes to Katy ISD.

Largest public high schools in la in the 70s were in Jefferson parish

Yeah that's it. It was $80mil not 8. Katy HS purposely moves their district lines around to keep their size the same. They have made this clear many times.

Same reason they won't annex 'new Katy' (south of I-10) into Katy proper.

ETA- just looked it up, Thompkins High School cost $108 mil

The growth here is insane. That's why I bit the bullet and voted the bond in. We need the schools.

Seven lakes is a top notch school too.

Taylor was the good one along with Cinco when I graduated. It's still pretty solid from what I understand. You just stay away from Morton and Mayde creek.

I'm in Tomball now but we're looking in Cy fair. Opposite problem there with high schools. Only three we'd send our kids to. May look at Klein as long as it zones to Klein or Klein oak. I think Collins is good too.