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Public schools in Houston, TX Houston has 759 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 146 high, 141 middle, 446 elementary, 26 other, enrolling 535,389 students. They are run by 62 districts and agencies; Houston ISD runs 268 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 62 districts and agencies that run Houston's public schools Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
District Schools in Houston District students, fall 2022 Spending per student, FY23 Houston ISD 268 189,934 $13,072 Aldine ISD 70 60,074 $13,268 Alief ISD 46 40,329 $13,388 Cypress-Fairbanks ISD 46 118,010 $10,693 Spring Branch ISD 43 33,649 $12,599 KIPP Texas Public Schools 31 33,068 $13,447 Spring ISD 27 34,114 $12,710 Pasadena ISD 23 48,726 $13,787 Galena Park ISD 21 21,392 $13,655 YES Prep Schools 21 16,366 $13,353 Sheldon ISD 13 10,990 $12,323 Clear Creek ISD 13 40,693 $10,214
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.
146 high schools in Houston, 158,754 students School Students 2024‑25 Per teacher Free lunch District North Shore Senior High 4,284 16.1 85.7% Galena Park ISD Elsik High School 4,057 17.8 72.4% Alief ISD Summer Creek High School 3,972 18.7 39.3% Humble ISD Hastings High School 3,786 14.1 75.3% Alief ISD C E King High School 3,716 17.6 70.0% Sheldon ISD Dobie High School 3,692 16.0 63.8% Pasadena ISD Macarthur High School 3,501 17.4 84.9% Aldine ISD Klein Forest High School 3,418 14.3 71.7% Klein ISD Jersey Village High School 3,323 15.3 56.5% Cypress-Fairbanks ISD Cypress Creek High School 3,222 15.3 52.9% Cypress-Fairbanks ISD
The other 136 high schools School Students 2024‑25 Per teacher Free lunch District Davis H S Aldine 3,184 17.0 82.6% Aldine ISD Mayde Creek High School 3,036 14.2 75.6% Katy ISD Cypress Falls High School 3,018 15.0 55.3% Cypress-Fairbanks ISD Langham Creek High School 3,011 15.7 49.5% Cypress-Fairbanks ISD Lamar High School 2,968 19.7 47.1% Houston ISD Cypress Ridge High School 2,861 11.0 76.2% Cypress-Fairbanks ISD Taylor High School 2,838 16.6 71.7% Alief ISD Westside High School 2,729 18.7 66.9% Houston ISD Nimitz High School 2,651 16.0 77.3% Aldine ISD Memorial High School 2,636 18.0 12.9% Spring Branch ISD Clear Lake High School 2,500 17.7 not reported Clear Creek ISD Andy Dekaney High School 2,485 18.9 67.8% Spring ISD Aldine High School 2,481 15.5 89.0% Aldine ISD Heights High School 2,426 19.7 60.3% Houston ISD Northbrook High School 2,398 16.3 91.0% Spring Branch ISD Houston Math Science and Technology Center 2,396 14.7 95.2% Houston ISD Stratford High School 2,394 19.0 28.2% Spring Branch ISD Westfield High School 2,264 20.2 64.7% Spring ISD Eisenhower High School 2,262 14.0 85.6% Aldine ISD Milby High School 2,126 18.9 93.9% Houston ISD Spring Woods High School 2,020 13.6 86.1% Spring Branch ISD Westbury High School 1,991 15.3 91.3% Houston ISD Wisdom High School 1,965 14.1 96.0% Houston ISD Chavez High School 1,857 15.9 92.3% Houston ISD Sharpstown High School 1,689 15.9 95.8% Houston ISD Waltrip High School 1,615 17.0 79.1% Houston ISD Madison High School 1,588 13.4 89.7% Houston ISD Sharpstown International School 1,352 19.1 92.9% Houston ISD Blanson Cte High School 1,258 16.6 79.1% Aldine ISD Willowridge High School 1,242 13.4 77.9% Fort Bend ISD Austin High School 1,181 13.6 95.5% Houston ISD Sterling High School 1,146 13.2 93.5% Houston ISD Yes Prep - Southwest 1,060 18.4 91.7% YES Prep Schools Northside High School 1,058 14.4 95.6% Houston ISD Yes Prep - Brays Oaks 1,051 17.9 93.8% YES Prep Schools Yes Prep - Gulfton 1,039 17.0 96.6% YES Prep Schools Yes Prep - East End 1,014 15.8 86.7% YES Prep Schools Yes Prep - Northline 1,004 16.8 90.2% YES Prep Schools Yes Prep - North Central 1,002 17.2 87.5% YES Prep Schools Yes Prep North Forest 991 16.0 93.2% YES Prep Schools Yes Prep - West 990 16.3 92.4% YES Prep Schools KIPP Connect Middle 979 20.2 72.3% KIPP Texas Public Schools Yes Prep - Northside 948 15.9 92.1% YES Prep Schools Yes Prep - White Oak 942 16.9 92.6% YES Prep Schools Yes Prep - Northwest 940 15.3 85.4% YES Prep Schools Yes Prep - 5th Ward 933 15.7 91.3% YES Prep Schools Debakey H S for Health Prof 929 17.4 39.7% Houston ISD Furr High School 914 12.5 94.5% Houston ISD North Forest High School 905 12.0 95.9% Houston ISD Westchester Academy for International Studies 864 13.7 42.7% Spring Branch ISD Yes Prep - Southside 860 14.9 95.8% YES Prep Schools Harmony School of Discovery - Houston 858 15.8 59.1% Houston North District Carnegie Vanguard High School 855 22.8 32.5% Houston ISD Yes Prep - Southeast 854 15.3 82.1% YES Prep Schools Iltexas Houston Windmill Lakes Orem High School 837 15.3 86.3% International Leadership of Texas (Iltexas) Washington B T High School 811 11.1 97.5% Houston ISD Kerr High School 807 21.5 54.5% Alief ISD KIPP Sharpstown Colege Prep 789 21.6 88.0% KIPP Texas Public Schools Kinder H S for Performing and Visual Arts 782 16.2 22.4% Houston ISD Harmony School of Advancement-Houston 752 16.8 61.0% Houston North District Worthing High School 751 10.0 90.3% Houston ISD Harmony Science Academy-Houston 750 16.0 76.5% Harmony Virtual Academy Harmony School of Ingenuity-Houston 727 15.4 76.6% Harmony Virtual Academy Carver H S for Applied Tech/Engineering/Arts 708 12.9 80.1% Aldine ISD Scarborough High School 691 11.4 96.7% Houston ISD Yes Prep - Hobby 685 16.2 84.7% YES Prep Schools Yates High School 685 10.7 93.3% Houston ISD Long Academy 680 13.8 98.8% Houston ISD Energy Institute High School 663 17.1 46.5% Houston ISD Kashmere High School 655 10.9 96.9% Houston ISD KIPP Houston High School 642 18.3 81.6% KIPP Texas Public Schools KIPP East End High School 625 16.9 83.2% KIPP Texas Public Schools KIPP Sunnyside High School 622 17.3 61.1% KIPP Texas Public Schools KIPP Generations Collegiate 614 15.7 89.7% KIPP Texas Public Schools KIPP Northeast College Preparatory 614 16.6 87.5% KIPP Texas Public Schools KIPP Connect High School 554 14.3 87.0% KIPP Texas Public Schools Beta Academy 537 22.9 49.5% Beta Academy Wheatley High School 537 9.2 96.5% Houston ISD Energized for STEM Academy High School 520 27.5 96.3% Houston ISD Young Women's College Prep Academy 494 18.4 58.3% Houston ISD North Houston Early College High School 489 21.3 87.7% Houston ISD Galena Park ISD Career & Technical Echs 487 29.9 84.6% Galena Park ISD Challenge Early College High School 485 19.0 81.4% Houston ISD Houston Academy for International Studies 473 22.5 59.2% Houston ISD Empowerment High School 462 not reported 92.4% Southwest Public Schools Clear Horizons Early College High School 459 30.4 not reported Clear Creek ISD East Early College High School 458 19.7 77.7% Houston ISD South Early College High School 452 20.4 81.0% Houston ISD La Promesa 448 12.6 77.5% Aldine ISD Victory Early College High School 442 20.0 79.4% Aldine ISD Ischool High at University Park 433 22.9 31.2% Texas College Preparatory Academies Texans Can Academy - Houston Southwest 410 28.3 88.0% Texans Can Academies Alief Early College High School 402 18.0 69.4% Alief ISD Avalos P-Tech School 400 13.1 76.0% Aldine ISD H S for Law and Justice 391 16.0 82.1% Houston ISD Spring Early College Academy 391 18.4 48.6% Spring ISD Eastwood Academy 365 17.1 71.0% Houston ISD Liberty High School 352 23.5 100.0% Houston ISD Early College T-STEM Academy 303 14.2 96.7% Raul Yzaguirre Schools for Success Jones Futures Academy 298 11.9 94.3% Houston ISD Texans Can Academy - Houston North 254 42.3 81.1% Texans Can Academies Mickey Leland College Prep Acad for Young Men 251 11.9 76.5% Houston ISD The Pro-Vision Academy 212 20.9 99.1% The Pro-Vision Academy Mount Carmel Academy 194 30.5 88.7% Houston ISD Houston Heights Charter School 192 11.2 not reported Houston Heights High School Momentum High School 176 7.8 73.3% Spring ISD Ser-Ninos Charter High 169 12.6 91.1% Ser-Ninos Charter School Hall Success Academy 168 6.7 86.3% Aldine ISD Richard Milburn Academy Houston (Suburban) 157 27.1 91.1% Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen) Ischool High - Atascocita 148 24.7 33.8% Texas College Preparatory Academies Alief Learning Ctr (6-12) 140 3.3 81.4% Alief ISD Middle College H S at Hcc Fraga 130 14.5 89.2% Houston ISD Premier H S-Houston (Champions) 109 16.3 73.4% Premier High Schools Premier H S Houston Gallery North 108 21.6 89.8% Premier High Schools Phoenix School at Southwest Schools 107 5.8 77.6% Southwest Public Schools Kase Academy 104 9.5 68.3% Sheldon ISD Premier H S - Houston - Hobby 97 22.4 90.7% Premier High Schools Premier H S - Houston(Sharpstown) 91 35.1 93.4% Premier High Schools Harper DAEP 76 3.7 90.8% Houston ISD Middle College H S at Hcc Gulfton 72 10.5 88.9% Houston ISD Hcc Life Skills Program 69 11.5 82.6% Houston ISD Excel Academy Education Transition Center 58 11.6 94.8% Excel Academy Richey Academy 56 8.3 83.9% Spring ISD Highpoint East 33 not reported 57.6% Humble ISD Highpoint 27 not reported 81.5% Aldine ISD Harris Co J J a E P 25 not reported 76.0% Houston ISD Alief ISD J J a E P 18 not reported 76.9% Alief ISD Highpoint School East (Crosby) 14 not reported 71.4% Crosby ISD Highpoint School East (DAEP) 11 not reported 90.9% Galena Park ISD Excel Academy (JJAEP) 7 not reported not reported Pasadena ISD High Point East 7 not reported 75.0% Sheldon ISD Cypress-Fairbanks J J a E P 6 not reported not reported Cypress-Fairbanks ISD Excel Academy (Murworth) 4 not reported not reported Goose Creek CISD Harris Co JJAEP 1 not reported not reported Clear Creek ISD Juvenile Justice Aep 1 not reported not reported Galena Park ISD Harris Co J J a E P 1 not reported not reported Spring Branch 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.
141 middle schools in Houston, 99,570 students School Students 2024‑25 Per teacher Free lunch District Lanier Middle 1,485 20.1 25.6% Houston ISD Aragon Middle 1,424 17.2 45.5% Cypress-Fairbanks ISD Burbank Middle 1,412 17.8 93.6% Houston ISD Cook Middle 1,375 16.8 58.8% Cypress-Fairbanks ISD Black Middle 1,364 19.8 56.2% Houston ISD C E King Middle 1,359 16.4 77.4% Sheldon ISD Truitt Middle 1,353 15.5 79.3% Cypress-Fairbanks ISD Bleyl Middle 1,322 15.4 66.1% Cypress-Fairbanks ISD Wunderlich Intermediate 1,319 12.7 75.4% Klein ISD North Shore Middle 1,299 16.2 86.6% Galena Park ISD
The other 131 middle schools School Students 2024‑25 Per teacher Free lunch District Watkins Middle 1,283 16.6 77.2% Cypress-Fairbanks ISD Memorial Middle 1,236 17.7 8.9% Spring Branch ISD O'donnell Middle 1,214 15.0 79.2% Alief ISD Mayde Creek Junior High 1,214 13.3 75.7% Katy ISD Meyerland Middle 1,166 15.7 51.5% Houston ISD Hogg Middle 1,161 17.6 50.5% Houston ISD Dean Middle 1,143 13.9 88.5% Cypress-Fairbanks ISD Pershing Middle 1,141 15.8 58.7% Houston ISD Spring Branch Middle 1,137 16.6 32.6% Spring Branch ISD Kahla Middle 1,126 14.2 77.7% Cypress-Fairbanks ISD Woodcreek Middle 1,116 15.0 32.8% Humble ISD Stevenson Middle 1,096 17.9 90.3% Houston ISD Revere Middle 1,095 17.0 91.1% Houston ISD Campbell Middle 1,076 14.6 82.2% Cypress-Fairbanks ISD Lawson Middle 1,069 14.6 92.7% Houston ISD Labay Middle 1,067 16.3 64.3% Cypress-Fairbanks ISD Lewis Middle 1,054 13.6 86.6% Aldine ISD Budewig Intermediate 1,054 13.6 82.0% Alief ISD Klein Intermediate 1,050 11.8 81.9% Klein ISD Michael R Null Middle 1,050 14.5 73.8% Sheldon ISD Stovall Middle 1,039 14.6 90.0% Aldine ISD Olle Middle 1,025 14.8 83.1% Alief ISD Grantham Academy 1,006 13.9 86.7% Aldine ISD West Briar Middle 994 17.3 68.8% Houston ISD Spring Forest Middle 993 16.2 46.3% Spring Branch ISD Cobb 6th Grade Campus 991 13.9 89.9% Galena Park ISD Garcia Middle 966 13.1 83.2% Aldine ISD Hambrick Middle 965 13.0 89.1% Aldine ISD Albright Middle 945 13.3 73.1% Alief ISD Aguirre Junior High 933 15.8 81.5% Channelview ISD Hamilton Middle 911 17.0 79.9% Houston ISD Mead Middle 910 12.7 87.5% Aldine ISD Stelle Claughton Middle 896 17.7 85.5% Spring ISD Plummer Middle 894 13.2 90.2% Aldine ISD Edward Roberson Middle 872 17.8 53.9% Spring ISD Youngblood Intermediate 864 15.6 78.5% Alief ISD Aldine Middle 842 13.6 90.4% Aldine ISD Clear Lake Intermediate 839 15.2 49.9% Clear Creek ISD Tanglewood Middle 836 17.4 64.7% Houston ISD Thompson Intermediate 835 13.0 65.3% Pasadena ISD Klentzman Intermediate 833 14.5 85.7% Alief ISD Shotwell Middle 832 11.6 82.9% Aldine ISD Alief Middle 821 14.0 80.6% Alief ISD Owens Intermediate 809 16.7 84.7% Alief ISD Christa Mcauliffe Middle 806 13.3 90.3% Fort Bend ISD Cunningham Middle 802 12.9 87.2% Galena Park ISD Beverly Hills Intermediate 802 12.2 79.2% Pasadena ISD Edwin M Wells Middle 796 15.9 80.4% Spring ISD Miller Intermediate 793 13.9 77.8% Alief ISD KIPP Mosaic Academy School 788 22.5 81.6% KIPP Texas Public Schools Space Center Intermediate 785 13.1 46.1% Clear Creek ISD Bammel Middle 783 16.5 82.9% Spring ISD Spring Woods Middle 778 13.0 97.2% Spring Branch ISD Sugar Grove Academy 777 15.5 99.0% Houston ISD Ortiz Middle 772 16.1 94.9% Houston ISD Hodges Bend Middle 765 12.5 74.0% Fort Bend ISD Killough Middle 763 14.2 79.3% Alief ISD Mata Intermediate 753 13.7 84.2% Alief ISD Fondren Middle 713 15.3 99.0% Houston ISD Harmony School of Technology-Houston 703 17.0 70.0% Houston North District Landrum Middle 698 12.7 90.0% Spring Branch ISD Holub Middle 686 13.0 84.0% Alief ISD Hartman Middle 645 14.8 94.7% Houston ISD Hoffman Middle 643 11.0 83.7% Aldine ISD Earnesteen Milstead Middle 641 12.4 85.5% Pasadena ISD Idea Hardy College Preparatory 635 18.1 92.0% Idea Public Schools Idea Spears College Preparatory 617 20.2 93.7% Idea Public Schools Melillo Middle 612 13.2 63.4% Pasadena ISD Morris Middle 603 11.6 81.3% Pasadena ISD Springwoods Village Middle 590 20.2 50.7% Spring ISD Fonville Middle 583 13.6 95.0% Houston ISD Woodland Acres Middle 570 13.9 87.2% Galena Park ISD Spring Oaks Middle 565 11.6 88.3% Spring Branch ISD Welch Middle 547 14.4 99.8% Houston ISD Forest Brook Middle 546 13.3 98.7% Houston ISD KIPP Spirit College Prep 532 26.6 88.5% KIPP Texas Public Schools Henry Middle 523 12.8 97.1% Houston ISD Key Middle 516 13.2 96.1% Houston ISD Energized for Excellence Academy Inc Middle 515 32.2 96.9% Houston ISD KIPP 3d Academy 513 26.4 89.5% KIPP Texas Public Schools KIPP Intrepid Preparatory 509 22.6 80.4% KIPP Texas Public Schools KIPP Academy Middle 508 24.5 85.4% KIPP Texas Public Schools Northbrook Middle 508 11.0 96.3% Spring Branch ISD Spring Leadership Academy 502 16.3 60.6% Spring ISD Rick Schneider Middle 500 10.7 91.6% Pasadena ISD Idea Lake Houston College Preparatory 499 18.9 87.0% Idea Public Schools Harmony School of Innovation - Houston 497 14.3 86.5% Harmony Virtual Academy Fred Roberts Middle 493 12.7 74.8% Pasadena ISD Holland Middle 476 14.4 97.7% Houston ISD Marshall Middle 456 13.8 94.3% Houston ISD KIPP Prime College Preparatory 453 20.6 87.4% KIPP Texas Public Schools Iltexas Houston Windmill Lakes Middle 449 17.9 86.0% International Leadership of Texas (Iltexas) Iltexas Westpark Middle 440 16.4 82.5% International Leadership of Texas (Iltexas) KIPP Nexus Middle 432 18.5 85.4% KIPP Texas Public Schools Cornerstone Academy 423 15.0 14.9% Spring Branch ISD KIPP Academy West Middle 422 17.0 52.8% KIPP Texas Public Schools Deady Middle 413 11.2 98.3% Houston ISD Iltexas Houston Orem Middle 410 17.1 88.5% International Leadership of Texas (Iltexas) KIPP Liberation College Preparatory 405 18.7 90.4% KIPP Texas Public Schools Navarro Middle 400 12.9 97.8% Houston ISD Attucks Middle 392 12.7 97.2% Houston ISD Thomas Middle 391 12.1 98.0% Houston ISD Edison Middle 388 12.1 99.7% Houston ISD Houston Academy 372 11.1 87.6% Aldine ISD KIPP Voyage Academy for Girls 368 17.9 86.7% KIPP Texas Public Schools Drew Academy 363 9.2 84.8% Aldine ISD Clifton Middle 363 14.4 98.9% Houston ISD Young Womens Leadership Academy 355 12.2 78.6% Aldine ISD Williams Middle 352 12.5 99.7% Houston ISD KIPP Polaris Academy for Boys 341 16.7 94.1% KIPP Texas Public Schools Energized for STEM Academy Middle 335 37.2 94.9% Houston ISD Baylor College of Medicine Biotech Academy at Rusk 325 13.0 75.4% Houston ISD Yellowstone College Preparatory 321 14.6 56.4% Yellowstone College Preparatory Fleming Middle 319 13.7 98.1% Houston ISD Cullen Middle 310 11.1 100.0% Houston ISD Baylor College of Medicine Academy at Ryan 306 12.3 70.3% Houston ISD Mcreynolds Middle 297 11.8 98.0% Houston ISD Discovery Middle 284 77.4 91.5% Southwest Public Schools Early College STEM Academy 275 14.2 95.3% Raul Yzaguirre Schools for Success Ser-Ninos Charter Middle 266 16.0 91.0% Ser-Ninos Charter School Project Chrysalis Middle 241 10.4 84.6% Houston ISD Friends for Life Middle 226 15.1 95.1% Amigos Por Vida-Friends for Life Pub Chtr School Ripley House Middle Campus 164 15.1 91.5% Bakerripley Community Schools A+ Unlimited Potential - University 156 30.1 67.3% A+ Unlimited Potential H S Ahead Academy 151 19.1 97.4% Houston ISD Pro-Vision Middle 140 20.0 100.0% The Pro-Vision Academy North East STEM Academy 133 19.0 97.7% Raul Yzaguirre Schools for Success Las Americas 111 8.5 98.2% Houston ISD Secondary DAEP 38 1.8 97.4% Houston ISD Accelerated Int Charter School 21 11.7 81.0% Accelerated Intermediate Academy Excel Academy 1 not reported not reported Huffman 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.
446 elementary schools in Houston, 257,129 students School Students 2024‑25 Per teacher Free lunch District Piney Point Elementary 1,286 20.9 98.0% Houston ISD Pilgrim Academy 1,233 18.2 97.5% Houston ISD West University Elementary 1,183 18.5 6.0% Houston ISD Jean & Betty Schmalz Elementary 1,172 12.0 77.4% Katy ISD Harmony School of Excellence-Houston 1,165 16.3 52.0% Houston North District KIPP Mosaic Primary 1,092 25.0 84.7% KIPP Texas Public Schools Centennial Elementary 1,090 17.6 33.4% Humble ISD KIPP Sharp Prep 1,078 23.7 84.1% KIPP Texas Public Schools KIPP Connect Houston Primary 1,056 23.6 74.4% KIPP Texas Public Schools KIPP Unity Primary 1,050 22.8 83.7% KIPP Texas Public Schools
The other 436 elementary schools 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.
26 other schools in Houston, 19,936 students The other 16 other schools 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 Houston's public schools compare with Texas's The median Houston school has 15.3 students per full-time teacher, more than the Texas median of 14.5. 87% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 70% across the state. Its median school enrolls 584 students (state 507).
Houston against Texas, schools open in 2024-25 with students Houston Texas Median students per teacher 15.3 14.5 Median school size (students) 584 507 Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) 87% 70% Schools where every student eats free (CEP) 80% 52% Charter schools 21% 11%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 759 Houston 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 Houston Houston ISD Runs 268 of Houston's 759 public schools and spent $13,072 per student in fiscal year 2022-23. $13,072 North Shore Senior High, the largest high school in Houston 4,284 students in 2024-25, 16.1 per teacher. 4,284 Compare Houston ISD with Aldine ISD Houston's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools. The largest public schools in Texas Texas's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment. Find the school district for a Houston address A 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).
Questions about schools in Houston How many public schools are in Houston, TX? 759 public schools with an address in Houston were open in 2024-25: 146 high, 141 middle, 446 elementary, 26 other, enrolling 535,389 students. 161 are charter schools.
What is the largest high school in Houston? North Shore Senior High, with 4,284 students in 2024-25 (Galena Park ISD).
Which districts run Houston's schools? Houston ISD (268 schools), Aldine ISD (70 schools), Alief ISD (46 schools), Cypress-Fairbanks ISD (46 schools), and 58 more. 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.