Houston ISD

Public school district · Harris County · Texas · NCES district ID 4823640

Houston ISD spent $13,072 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 70% of the other Texas districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $12,244). Its 273 schools enrolled 176,727 students in 2024-25; 7.0% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $13,950 per student, up 6.7% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 83% (Texas: 90.3%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Texas's largest districts

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. Among the 10 districts shown, Houston ISD ranks 3.

Current spending per student, largest Texas districts, FY23Dallas ISD $14,470; Fort Worth ISD $13,690; Houston ISD $13,072; Austin ISD $12,950; Idea Public Schools $11,857; Katy ISD $11,284; Cypress-Fairbanks ISD $10,693; Northside ISD $10,632; Fort Bend ISD $10,520; Conroe ISD $10,349; State median, 1,000+ students $12,244.8k10k12k14k16kDallas ISD$14,470Fort Worth ISD$13,690Houston ISD$13,072Austin ISD$12,950Idea Public Schools$11,857Katy ISD$11,284Cypress-Fairbanks ISD$10,693Northside ISD$10,632Fort Bend ISD$10,520Conroe ISD$10,349State median, 1,000+ students $12,244
Current spending per student, largest Texas districts, FY23Dallas ISD $14,470; Fort Worth ISD $13,690; Houston ISD $13,072; Austin ISD $12,950; Idea Public Schools $11,857; Katy ISD $11,284; Cypress-Fairbanks ISD $10,693; Northside ISD $10,632; Fort Bend ISD $10,520; Conroe ISD $10,349; State median, 1,000+ students $12,244.8k10k12k14k16kDallas ISD$14,470Fort Worth ISD$13,690Houston ISD$13,072Austin ISD$12,950Idea Public Schools$11,857Katy ISD$11,284Cypress-Fairbanks ISD$10,693Northside ISD$10,632Fort Bend ISD$10,520Conroe ISD$10,349State median, 1,000+ students $12,244
Current spending per student, largest Texas districts, FY23Dallas ISD $14,470; Fort Worth ISD $13,690; Houston ISD $13,072; Austin ISD $12,950; Idea Public Schools $11,857; Katy ISD $11,284; Cypress-Fairbanks ISD $10,693; Northside ISD $10,632; Fort Bend ISD $10,520; Conroe ISD $10,349; State median, 1,000+ students $12,244.8k12k16kDallas ISD$14,470Fort Worth ISD$13,690Houston ISD$13,072Austin ISD$12,950Idea Public Schools$11,857Katy ISD$11,284Cypress-Fairbanks ISD$10,693Northside ISD$10,632Fort Bend ISD$10,520Conroe ISD$10,349State median, 1,000+ students $12,244
Current spending per student, largest Texas districts, FY23Dallas ISD $14,470; Fort Worth ISD $13,690; Houston ISD $13,072; Austin ISD $12,950; Idea Public Schools $11,857; Katy ISD $11,284; Cypress-Fairbanks ISD $10,693; Northside ISD $10,632; Fort Bend ISD $10,520; Conroe ISD $10,349; State median, 1,000+ students $12,244.8k12k16kDallas ISD$14,470Fort Worth ISD$13,690Houston ISD$13,072Austin ISD$12,950Idea Public Schools$11,857Katy ISD$11,284Cypress-Fairbanks ISD$10,693Northside ISD$10,632Fort Bend ISD$10,520Conroe ISD$10,349State median, 1,000+ students $12,244

Where the money came from

$3,056,160,000 in revenue: 7.0% state, 66.8% local and 26.2% federal. Total spending including $163,428,000 of capital outlay was $3,060,193,000, or $16,112 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Houston ISD revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $213,855,000; Local $2,041,423,000; Federal $800,882,000; total $3,056,160,000.
  • State$213,855,000 7%
  • Local$2,041,423,000 67%
  • Federal$800,882,000 26%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 577 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

189,934 students in 2022-23, 184,107 students in 2023-24, 176,727 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Houston ISD enrollment by school year2022-23: 189,934, 2023-24: 184,107, 2024-25: 176,727050k100k150k200k2022-23189,9342023-24184,1072024-25176,727
Houston ISD enrollment by school year2022-23: 189,934, 2023-24: 184,107, 2024-25: 176,727050k100k150k200k2022-23189,9342023-24184,1072024-25176,727
Houston ISD enrollment by school year2022-23: 189,934, 2023-24: 184,107, 2024-25: 176,727050k100k150k200k2022-23189,9342023-24184,1072024-25176,727
Houston ISD enrollment by school year2022-23: 189,934, 2023-24: 184,107, 2024-25: 176,727050k100k150k200k2022-23189,9342023-24184,1072024-25176,727

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-23189,93410991.117.3
2023-24184,10711783.815.6
2024-25176,72710957.016.1

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

$659,777,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $3,474 per student

Houston ISD booked $659,777,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 10,993 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $60,017 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 90 in 100 Texas districts with a figure (state median $50,660, 1,054 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Texas teacher salary at $58,887 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$447,806,00067.9%
Special education$36,099,0005.5%
Vocational$21,788,0003.3%
Other programs$154,084,00023.4%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $2,899 in 2018-19, $2,954 in 2019-20, $3,170 in 2020-21, $3,145 in 2021-22, $3,474 in 2022-23.

Houston ISD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,899, 2019-20: $2,954, 2020-21: $3,170, 2021-22: $3,145, 2022-23: $3,47401k2k3k4k2018-19$2,8992019-20$2,9542020-21$3,1702021-22$3,1452022-23$3,474
Houston ISD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,899, 2019-20: $2,954, 2020-21: $3,170, 2021-22: $3,145, 2022-23: $3,47401k2k3k4k2018-19$2,8992019-20$2,9542020-21$3,1702021-22$3,1452022-23$3,474
Houston ISD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,899, 2019-20: $2,954, 2020-21: $3,170, 2021-22: $3,145, 2022-23: $3,47401k2k3k4k2018-19$2,8992019-20$2,9542020-21$3,1702021-22$3,1452022-23$3,474
Houston ISD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,899, 2019-20: $2,954, 2020-21: $3,170, 2021-22: $3,145, 2022-23: $3,47401k2k3k4k2018-19$2,8992019-20$2,9542020-21$3,1702021-22$3,1452022-23$3,474

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Houston ISD scored proficient or above: 49% in reading and 36% in math, against 52% in reading and 42% in math across Texas. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Texas, not across states. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtTexasStudents tested
Reading and language arts49%52%83,606
Math36%42%68,367

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

83% of the 13,637 students in Houston ISD's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 90.3% across Texas. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtTexas
Four-year graduation rate83%90.3%
Students in the class13,637403,301

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

178 elementary schools, 92,538 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Piney Point Elementary1,28620.998.0%Schoolwide program
Pilgrim Academy1,23318.297.5%Schoolwide program
West University Elementary1,18318.56.0%Not Title I
Rice Sch /La Escuela Rice1,04316.661.5%Schoolwide program
Emerson Elementary99019.897.4%Schoolwide program
Oak Forest Elementary95017.810.5%Not Title I
Bonham Elementary94014.798.2%Schoolwide program
Parker Elementary92416.541.0%Schoolwide program
Twain Elementary92418.518.9%Not Title I
Rodriguez Elementary91718.097.9%Schoolwide program
Mcnamara Elementary91617.398.0%Schoolwide program
Askew Elementary87316.285.8%Schoolwide program
The other 166 elementary schools
SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Briargrove Elementary87119.456.3%Schoolwide program
Energized for Excellence Academy Elementary85727.797.9%Schoolwide program
Braeburn Elementary85317.198.8%Schoolwide program
Ray Daily Elementary85319.166.1%Schoolwide program
Sutton Elementary83316.396.4%Schoolwide program
Mandarin Immersion Magnet School82217.722.3%Not Title I
Patterson Elementary81116.993.7%Schoolwide program
Scarborough Elementary79018.894.4%Schoolwide program
Benavidez Elementary78214.999.4%Schoolwide program
School at St George Place78118.254.4%Schoolwide program
River Oaks Elementary77719.47.7%Not Title I
Kolter Elementary77118.022.8%Not Title I
Lyons Elementary76717.598.4%Schoolwide program
Cornelius Elementary76317.795.0%Schoolwide program
Garden Oaks Montessori76317.242.6%Schoolwide program
Travis Elementary76216.612.6%Not Title I
Horn Elementary75018.414.4%Not Title I
Poe Elementary74818.334.8%Not Title I
Berry Elementary74515.5100.0%Schoolwide program
Elrod Elementary74217.798.0%Schoolwide program
Burbank Elementary73616.098.1%Schoolwide program
Condit Elementary73016.336.2%Targeted program
Smith Elementary73015.996.8%Schoolwide program
Sinclair Elementary72817.132.6%Not Title I
Herrera Elementary72116.890.0%Schoolwide program
Roberts Elementary72118.116.1%Not Title I
Wharton K-8 Dual Language Academy71517.539.2%Schoolwide program
Neff Elementary70916.595.9%Schoolwide program
Almeda Elementary70715.495.5%Schoolwide program
Bush Elementary70318.029.2%Not Title I
Lovett Elementary70016.740.3%Not Title I
Moreno Elementary69717.996.7%Schoolwide program
White E Elementary69116.991.9%Schoolwide program
Park Place Elementary68616.092.1%Schoolwide program
Herod Elementary68215.658.4%Schoolwide program
Reagan K-8 Educational Ctr68212.793.1%Schoolwide program
De Chaumes Elementary68015.896.2%Schoolwide program
Lewis Elementary67513.999.6%Schoolwide program
Deanda Elementary67018.192.2%Schoolwide program
Harvard Elementary65716.911.0%Not Title I
Hines-Caldwell63817.293.6%Schoolwide program
Bastian Elementary63319.898.6%Schoolwide program
Windsor Village Elementary62816.598.4%Schoolwide program
Ella J Baker Montessori School61016.532.1%Not Title I
Arabic Immersion Magnet School60924.951.6%Schoolwide program
Briarmeadow Charter59116.942.3%Schoolwide program
Tinsley Elementary59017.998.5%Schoolwide program
Walnut Bend Elementary58716.990.6%Schoolwide program
Anderson Elementary58515.897.6%Schoolwide program
Ashford Elementary58214.988.0%Schoolwide program
Brookline Elementary58015.796.9%Schoolwide program
Longfellow Elementary57614.285.6%Schoolwide program
Shadydale Elementary57614.996.5%Schoolwide program
Cunningham Elementary56217.392.5%Schoolwide program
Bonner Elementary56114.496.8%Schoolwide program
Stevens Elementary55615.090.6%Schoolwide program
Neff Ecc55016.798.7%Schoolwide program
Durham Elementary54715.758.0%Schoolwide program
Hilliard Elementary54514.898.7%Schoolwide program
Bell Elementary53914.287.6%Schoolwide program
Coop Elementary53315.095.7%Schoolwide program
Foerster Elementary53114.898.9%Schoolwide program
Red Elementary53015.167.2%Schoolwide program
Crespo Elementary52616.493.9%Schoolwide program
Field Elementary50717.541.6%Schoolwide program
Valley West Elementary50513.390.9%Schoolwide program
Gregory-Lincoln Ed Ctr50212.690.4%Schoolwide program
Helms Elementary50117.348.7%Schoolwide program
Mitchell Elementary49813.899.6%Schoolwide program
Milne Elementary49815.695.0%Schoolwide program
Mark White Elementary48616.276.7%Schoolwide program
Crockett Elementary48215.164.9%Schoolwide program
Benbrook Elementary48116.698.8%Schoolwide program
Memorial Elementary47416.335.0%Schoolwide program
Shearn Elementary47016.895.3%Schoolwide program
Eliot Elementary46414.195.5%Schoolwide program
Woodson School45714.398.5%Schoolwide program
Sherman Elementary45318.999.8%Schoolwide program
Cook Jr Elementary45315.297.8%Schoolwide program
Marshall Elementary45313.497.8%Schoolwide program
Atherton Elementary45014.594.9%Schoolwide program
Dogan Elementary44814.098.7%Schoolwide program
Hobby Elementary44713.297.1%Schoolwide program
Henderson J Elementary44316.495.9%Schoolwide program
Elmore Elementary44313.898.2%Schoolwide program
Highland Hts Elementary44115.297.1%Schoolwide program
Durkee Elementary43915.192.0%Schoolwide program
Rucker Elementary43414.094.0%Schoolwide program
Barrick Elementary43316.799.1%Schoolwide program
Kennedy Elementary43014.397.0%Schoolwide program
Law Elementary42617.195.8%Schoolwide program
Grissom Elementary42412.895.0%Schoolwide program
Lantrip Elementary40514.676.5%Schoolwide program
Fonwood Early Childhood Ctr40518.4100.0%Schoolwide program
Frost Elementary40213.497.5%Schoolwide program
Robinson Elementary40114.4100.0%Schoolwide program
Davila Elementary39813.899.5%Schoolwide program
Janowski Elementary39515.894.7%Schoolwide program
Macgregor Elementary39515.279.0%Schoolwide program
Seguin Elementary39514.697.2%Schoolwide program
Roderick R Paige Elementary39314.697.2%Schoolwide program
Gross Elementary39015.099.5%Schoolwide program
Farias Early Childhood Center38919.599.7%Schoolwide program
Mcgowen Elementary38614.896.9%Schoolwide program
Roosevelt Elementary38516.083.1%Schoolwide program
Harris R P Elementary38313.697.7%Schoolwide program
Wainwright Elementary38213.298.2%Schoolwide program
Ketelsen Elementary38212.496.6%Schoolwide program
Martinez R Elementary38013.596.8%Schoolwide program
Sanchez Elementary37814.595.5%Schoolwide program
Montgomery Elementary37312.992.0%Schoolwide program
Golfcrest Elementary37213.396.8%Schoolwide program
Whidby Elementary36913.294.9%Schoolwide program
Kelso Elementary36413.598.9%Schoolwide program
Garden Villas Elementary36314.090.6%Schoolwide program
Thompson Elementary36313.595.9%Schoolwide program
Northline Elementary35813.097.8%Schoolwide program
Petersen Elementary35714.995.8%Schoolwide program
Gallegos Elementary35113.199.7%Schoolwide program
Browning Elementary34812.788.8%Schoolwide program
Carrillo Elementary34618.282.7%Schoolwide program
Codwell Elementary34214.695.0%Schoolwide program
Fondren Elementary34115.593.5%Schoolwide program
Love Elementary34013.664.4%Schoolwide program
Foster Elementary33416.7100.0%Schoolwide program
Young Elementary33412.898.5%Schoolwide program
Shadowbriar Elementary33411.986.2%Schoolwide program
Tijerina Elementary33316.799.1%Schoolwide program
Jefferson Elementary33015.093.9%Schoolwide program
Kashmere Gardens Elementary32914.398.2%Schoolwide program
Mistral Center for Early Childhood32918.392.1%Schoolwide program
Whittier Elementary32615.585.3%Schoolwide program
Burnet Elementary32418.090.1%Schoolwide program
Southmayd Elementary32112.396.3%Schoolwide program
Cage Elementary31912.489.0%Schoolwide program
Bellfort Early Childhood Center31317.498.7%Schoolwide program
Lockhart Elementary30612.893.1%Schoolwide program
Halpin Early Childhood Ctr30215.999.7%Schoolwide program
Reynolds Elementary30113.793.0%Schoolwide program
King Early Childhood Ctr29917.699.3%Schoolwide program
Mading Elementary29813.796.3%Schoolwide program
Wesley Elementary29113.0100.0%Schoolwide program
Garcia Elementary28916.1100.0%Schoolwide program
Gregg Elementary28912.496.9%Schoolwide program
Harris J R Elementary28813.796.2%Schoolwide program
Peck Elementary28810.797.2%Schoolwide program
Hartsfield Elementary28713.797.6%Schoolwide program
Scroggins Elementary28712.599.0%Schoolwide program
Bruce Elementary28514.396.8%Schoolwide program
Martinez C Elementary27114.197.8%Schoolwide program
Osborne Elementary26911.296.7%Schoolwide program
Ross Elementary26212.096.2%Schoolwide program
Blackshear Elementary25710.797.7%Schoolwide program
Pugh Elementary25611.797.3%Schoolwide program
Port Houston Elementary25513.499.6%Schoolwide program
Henderson N Elementary25112.699.6%Schoolwide program
De Zavala Elementary24613.795.5%Schoolwide program
Isaacs Elementary24112.798.8%Schoolwide program
Laurenzo Early Childhood Ctr24018.790.8%Schoolwide program
Oates Elementary23312.393.1%Schoolwide program
Looscan Elementary22913.599.6%Schoolwide program
Pleasantville Elementary21914.699.5%Schoolwide program
Franklin Elementary21812.898.2%Schoolwide program
Alcott Elementary20211.998.0%Schoolwide program
Burrus Elementary19811.796.5%Schoolwide program
Briscoe Elementary17710.493.2%Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

42 middle schools, 27,184 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Lanier Middle1,48520.125.6%Not Title I
Burbank Middle1,41217.893.6%Schoolwide program
Black Middle1,36419.856.2%Schoolwide program
Pin Oak Middle1,25319.442.8%Not Title I
Meyerland Middle1,16615.751.5%Schoolwide program
Hogg Middle1,16117.650.5%Schoolwide program
Pershing Middle1,14115.858.7%Schoolwide program
Stevenson Middle1,09617.990.3%Schoolwide program
Revere Middle1,09517.091.1%Schoolwide program
Lawson Middle1,06914.692.7%Schoolwide program
West Briar Middle99417.368.8%Schoolwide program
Hamilton Middle91117.079.9%Schoolwide program
The other 30 middle schools
SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Tanglewood Middle83617.464.7%Schoolwide program
Sugar Grove Academy77715.599.0%Schoolwide program
Ortiz Middle77216.194.9%Schoolwide program
Fondren Middle71315.399.0%Schoolwide program
Hartman Middle64514.894.7%Schoolwide program
Fonville Middle58313.695.0%Schoolwide program
Welch Middle54714.499.8%Schoolwide program
Forest Brook Middle54613.398.7%Schoolwide program
Henry Middle52312.897.1%Schoolwide program
Key Middle51613.296.1%Schoolwide program
Energized for Excellence Academy Inc Middle51532.296.9%Schoolwide program
Holland Middle47614.497.7%Schoolwide program
Marshall Middle45613.894.3%Schoolwide program
Deady Middle41311.298.3%Schoolwide program
Navarro Middle40012.997.8%Schoolwide program
Attucks Middle39212.797.2%Schoolwide program
Thomas Middle39112.198.0%Schoolwide program
Edison Middle38812.199.7%Schoolwide program
Clifton Middle36314.498.9%Schoolwide program
Williams Middle35212.599.7%Schoolwide program
Energized for STEM Academy Middle33537.294.9%Schoolwide program
Baylor College of Medicine Biotech Academy at Rusk32513.075.4%Schoolwide program
Fleming Middle31913.798.1%Schoolwide program
Cullen Middle31011.1100.0%Schoolwide program
Baylor College of Medicine Academy at Ryan30612.370.3%Schoolwide program
Mcreynolds Middle29711.898.0%Schoolwide program
Project Chrysalis Middle24110.484.6%Schoolwide program
H S Ahead Academy15119.197.4%Schoolwide program
Las Americas1118.598.2%Schoolwide program
Secondary DAEP381.897.4%Not Title I

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

47 high schools, 46,755 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Bellaire High School3,21619.357.5%Schoolwide program
Lamar High School2,96819.747.1%Schoolwide program
Westside High School2,72918.766.9%Schoolwide program
Heights High School2,42619.760.3%Schoolwide program
Houston Math Science and Technology Center2,39614.795.2%Schoolwide program
Milby High School2,12618.993.9%Schoolwide program
Westbury High School1,99115.391.3%Schoolwide program
Wisdom High School1,96514.196.0%Schoolwide program
Chavez High School1,85715.992.3%Schoolwide program
Sharpstown High School1,68915.995.8%Schoolwide program
Waltrip High School1,61517.079.1%Schoolwide program
Madison High School1,58813.489.7%Schoolwide program
The other 35 high schools
SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Sharpstown International School1,35219.192.9%Schoolwide program
Austin High School1,18113.695.5%Schoolwide program
Sterling High School1,14613.293.5%Schoolwide program
Northside High School1,05814.495.6%Schoolwide program
Debakey H S for Health Prof92917.439.7%Schoolwide program
Furr High School91412.594.5%Schoolwide program
North Forest High School90512.095.9%Schoolwide program
Carnegie Vanguard High School85522.832.5%Not Title I
Washington B T High School81111.197.5%Schoolwide program
Kinder H S for Performing and Visual Arts78216.222.4%Not Title I
Worthing High School75110.090.3%Schoolwide program
Scarborough High School69111.496.7%Schoolwide program
Yates High School68510.793.3%Schoolwide program
Long Academy68013.898.8%Schoolwide program
Energy Institute High School66317.146.5%Schoolwide program
Kashmere High School65510.996.9%Schoolwide program
Wheatley High School5379.296.5%Schoolwide program
Energized for STEM Academy High School52027.596.3%Schoolwide program
Young Women's College Prep Academy49418.458.3%Schoolwide program
North Houston Early College High School48921.387.7%Schoolwide program
Challenge Early College High School48519.081.4%Schoolwide program
Houston Academy for International Studies47322.559.2%Schoolwide program
East Early College High School45819.777.7%Schoolwide program
South Early College High School45220.481.0%Schoolwide program
H S for Law and Justice39116.082.1%Schoolwide program
Eastwood Academy36517.171.0%Schoolwide program
Liberty High School35223.5100.0%Schoolwide program
Jones Futures Academy29811.994.3%Schoolwide program
Mickey Leland College Prep Acad for Young Men25111.976.5%Schoolwide program
Mount Carmel Academy19430.588.7%Schoolwide program
Middle College H S at Hcc Fraga13014.589.2%Schoolwide program
Harper DAEP763.790.8%Not Title I
Middle College H S at Hcc Gulfton7210.588.9%Schoolwide program
Hcc Life Skills Program6911.582.6%Eligible, no program
Harris Co J J a E P25not reported76.0%Not Title I

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

6 other schools, 10,250 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Texas Connections Academy at Houston8,64130.9not reportedSchoolwide program
T H Rogers School1,07918.111.3%Not Title I
Soar Ctr209not reported23.0%Not Title I
Energized for Excellence Academy Ecc19221.398.4%Schoolwide program
Community Services-Sec832.079.5%Eligible, no program
R D S P D462.58.7%Not Title I

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact Houston ISD

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Houston ISD

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  2. Every school district in TexasHouston ISD is the largest of 1,212 Texas districts, with 189,934 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#1 of 1,212
  3. Dallas ISDThe next smaller Texas district: 141,169 students in fall 2022, $14,470 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,470
  4. Compare Houston ISD with Dallas ISDEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  5. Bellaire High School, its largest high school3,216 students in 2024-25, 19.3 per teacher.3,216
  6. Teacher salary spending across TexasHouston ISD spent $60,017 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $50,660); spending, not a salary.$60,017
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Houston ISD

  1. How many schools and students are in Houston ISD?
    273 schools were open in 2024-25 (178 elementary, 42 middle, 47 high, 6 other), enrolling 176,727 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Houston ISD spend per student?
    $13,072 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Texas median for districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $12,244 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $13,950 per student, up 6.7% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Houston ISD's money come from?
    $3,056,160,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 7.0% state, 66.8% local and 26.2% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Houston ISD live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 66,709 of the 246,648 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 27.0%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How much does Houston ISD spend on teacher salaries?
    $659,777,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $3,474 per student. Divided by the 10,993 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $60,017 per teacher, more than 90 in 100 Texas districts (state median $50,660). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Texas teacher salary at $58,887 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
  6. How do students in Houston ISD do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Houston ISD scored proficient or above: 49% in reading and 36% in math, against 52% in reading and 42% in math across Texas. Texas's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  7. What is the graduation rate in Houston ISD?
    83% of the 13,637 students in Houston ISD's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 90.3% across Texas. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  8. What is Houston ISD's NCES district ID?
    4823640. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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