Public schools in Center, TX
Center has 6 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 2 high, 1 middle, 3 elementary, enrolling 2,393 students. They are run by 2 districts and agencies; Center ISD runs 5 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 2 districts and agencies that run Center's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Center | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Center ISD | 5 | 2,491 | $12,198 |
| Excelsior ISD | 1 | 74 | $21,014 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.
2 high schools in Center, 705 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Center High School | 662 | 13.1 | 68.6% | Center ISD |
| Roughrider Academy | 43 | 11.2 | 51.2% | Center ISD |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
One middle school in Center, 496 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Center Middle | 496 | 11.2 | 76.8% | Center ISD |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
3 elementary schools in Center, 1,192 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| F L Moffett Primary | 630 | 16.0 | 76.7% | Center ISD |
| Center Elementary | 476 | 14.6 | 77.9% | Center ISD |
| Excelsior Elementary | 86 | 7.9 | 52.3% | Excelsior ISD |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
How Center's public schools compare with Texas's
The median Center school has 12.1 students per full-time teacher, fewer than the Texas median of 14.5. 100% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 70% across the state. Its median school enrolls 486 students (state 507).
| Center | Texas | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 12.1 | 14.5 |
| Median school size (students) | 486 | 507 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 100% | 70% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 17% | 52% |
| Charter schools | 0% | 11% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 6 Center schools and the 8,846 Texas schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.
What to look at next in Center
- Center ISDRuns 5 of Center's 6 public schools and spent $12,198 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$12,198
- Center High School, the largest high school in Center662 students in 2024-25, 13.1 per teacher.662
- Compare Center ISD with Excelsior ISDCenter's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
- The largest public schools in TexasTexas's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
- Find the school district for a Center addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).
Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.
Other cities in Texas
- Houston759 schools
- San Antonio521 schools
- Dallas352 schools
- Austin258 schools
- Fort Worth257 schools
- El Paso213 schools
- Arlington102 schools
- Corpus Christi90 schools
Questions about schools in Center
How many public schools are in Center, TX?
6 public schools with an address in Center were open in 2024-25: 2 high, 1 middle, 3 elementary, enrolling 2,393 students.What is the largest high school in Center?
Center High School, with 662 students in 2024-25 (Center ISD).Which districts run Center's schools?
Center ISD (5 schools), Excelsior ISD (1 school). A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.
These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.
Sources
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25