One high school or two in a suburb?

At what high school size, or city size, do residents of a city think a city needs to build a second high school? If a second high school is built, do all academic programs get duplicated at both? Or does each high school take on a separate focus? If that’s the case, how do you allow open enrollment while yet restricting students from moving entirely to one high school versus the other one? Does dividing a single city into two suburbs do something to community sociology and dynamics? (I have no doubt it does, from what I’ve heard other people say, including my brother in New Mexico and my two nephews.)

Is there an ideal maximum size for high schools? Are there studies on this? Are they countered by other studies?

What about other high schools near Lancaster? Cedar Hill and DeSoto are both over 2,500. Three of Arlington’s 5A schools are over 3,000. The special case of Duncanville is at 3,800. Up north, I believe it’s Plano East that’s above 5,500.

Personally, I’d be well against a high school that size. But, what about residents of Lancaster as a whole?

These things haven’t been publicly discussed yet. If voters want two high schools, and want them sooner rather than later, fine. But, let’s get their input first.