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Plano

Plano Texas is the second largest suburb in the DFW metro-plex with more than 270,000 residents (2009). Located 20 miles north of downtown Dallas, Plano is a "Super-Suburb" of sorts. Rated by Forbes.com as one of the "Top Suburbs To Live Well" and declared the wealthiest city of 2008 by the United States Census Bureau, the latest news from Forbes.com named Plano #1 on the “Safest City” list for 2010.

Plano has top schools, parks, shopping, and jobs. It is home to the headquarters of JCPenny, EDS, Frito-Lay, Alcatel, and Dr. Pepper. Also home to an award-winning public school system, it boasts three mega-high school campuses, two community college campuses, and four other institutes of higher learning. Plano has done a good job managing growth while maintaining a high quality of live. DART light rail has stations in Downtown Plano and at Parker Road, which connect commuters to job centers elsewhere in the Dallas area.With a significant and growing Asian and Hispanic middle-class population the city is becoming more diverse by the year.

Plano Independent School District

54,934 students

78 schools

White

51%

Asian

20%

Hispanic

18%

Black

11%

Plano ISD Texas State Accountability Rating: Recognized

Schools with more than 10% Black Enrollment

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Plano

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During Plano's beginnings as a small town there was always a black presence. In East Plano, just southwest of downtown Plano still exist the original Black neighborhood of small shotgun looking houses many of which are still occupied by working class African Americans. Other higher concentrations of African Americans in Plano are either north and east of downtown or farther north on the east side of central expressway between W Parker and Legacy Dr. Although these concentrations are higher, there is still no area of Plano that has a Black population of 20% or more. Most middle and upper middle class African Americans in Plano are spread out in throughout the city's central and West Plano neighborhoods and apartment complexes.

Total Population: 260,358

Black or African American: 18,485 / 7.1%

Median family income: $56,620

Now married, except separated: 55.2%

Population 25 years and over that attended college: 78%

Forecasted population for 2030: 241,767

Clark High School

Williams High School

Plano East Senior High School

Shepton High School

Vines High School

Huffman Elementary School