NCES CCD 2024-25 42 schools TX

Best-Resourced Schools in Spring, TX

42 public K-12 schools in Spring from NCES Common Core of Data: enrollment, grade span, demographics, and Civil Rights Data Collection statistics for every active campus.

42
Schools
43,733
Students
42.4/100
Avg Resource Index
15.2:1
Avg Student-Teacher Ratio

National city placement

Large, fragmented school market

According to NCES CCD 2024-25, Spring has more public-school enrollment than 98% of the 4,487 US cities in this directory. Spring is among the largest city school systems in this directory by enrollment, but its campuses are divided among 8 districts. That combination matters: citywide averages blend separate budgets, staffing policies, attendance boundaries, and program rules. For a family comparing schools here, the district column is as important as the city average; two nearby campuses may answer to different boards and draw on different F-33 funding pools.

Combined-grade campuses shape the local portfolio

26 of Spring's 42 listed schools use NCES's combined or “other” grade-level classification. Citywide averages therefore blend campuses serving unusually broad or nonstandard grade spans with conventional elementary, middle, and high schools. Grade configuration is a first-order comparison here, not a minor label.

Campus spread matters more than the city mean

The 34-point gap between Spring H S and Legacy School of Sport Sciences shows the range hidden by Spring's average Resource Investment Index. The city figure is useful for national placement, but families ultimately choose among campuses with different grade spans, enrollment, district affiliations, and reported support fields. Start with schools serving the relevant grade level, then compare the index components rather than assuming the city average describes any one classroom.

City enrollment
Top 2%
School count
Top 5%
Resource Index average
57th percentile
Teacher staffing
52nd percentile

Spring school enrollment varies 1918× across entities

Spring school enrollment ranges from 2 students (lowest) to 3,836 students (highest), a spread of 3,834 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. Per-school staffing and program breadth can differ sharply at opposite ends of that enrollment range, so the city average should not be treated as a typical campus.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Spring operates 8 school districts — among the most fragmented governance structures in the country

Each school district has independent budgeting, hiring, and service delivery authority. The fragmentation reflects historical patterns of inter-municipal boundary lines that pre-date modern city growth, students in different parts of the same city can attend different districts with different per-pupil spending, calendars, and graduation requirements. Per-region variation is largest in fragmented systems because each school district sets its own budget, contracts, and priorities without higher-level coordination above the regulatory floor.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Spring student-teacher ratio is 15.2:1 — near the typical range (US average ~15.7) — citywide staffing is neither unusually lean nor unusually crowded by this measure

student-teacher ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE classroom teachers against total enrollment, push-in specialists, English-language aides, special-education co-teachers, and counselors are not included in most reporting Variation between sub-units within Spring is typically wider than the Spring-aggregate figure suggests.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, Public School Universe

# School Score
1. Spring H S 54
2. Snyder El 54
3. Klein Collins H S 51
4. Sst Spring 51
5. Carl Wunsche Sr H S 50
6. Birnham Woods El 50
7. Grand Oaks H S 49
8. Klein Oak H S 49
9. Broadway El 48
10. Clark Int 47
11. Hildebrandt Int 46
12. Sam Houston State University Charter School 46
13. Kaufman El 45
14. Zwink El 45
15. French El 45
16. Schindewolf Int 44
17. Metzler El 44
18. Roth El 44
19. York J H 43
20. Vogel Int 43
21. Lemm El 43
22. Haude El 43
23. Bradley El 42
24. Kreinhop El 42
25. Northampton El 42
26. Cox Int 41
27. Ford El 40
28. Twin Creeks Middle 40
29. Smith El 40
30. John Winship El 40
31. Dueitt Middle 39
32. Pearl M Hirsch El 39
33. Chet Burchett El 38
34. Anderson El 37
35. Ginger Mcnabb El 36
36. Gloria Marshall El 35
37. Evolution Academy Houston 35
38. Mildred Jenkins El 34
39. Salyers El 32
40. Rickey C Bailey Middle 31
41. Legacy School of Sport Sciences 20
42. Brookesmith Apollo -

Most racially and ethnically mixed schools in Spring

Ranked by the Simpson student-body diversity index (0-100) from NCES race and ethnicity data, where higher means a more evenly mixed student body. It measures mix, not quality.

  1. 1 Kreinhop El 73.4/100
  2. 2 Snyder El 72.5/100
  3. 3 Lemm El 72.4/100
  4. 4 Haude El 72.1/100
  5. 5 Broadway El 71.3/100

What do families ask about schools in Spring?

Which Spring school has the highest Resource Investment Index?

Spring H S has the highest Resource Investment Index among the Spring schools in this federal-data comparison at 54/100. The index summarizes reported staffing, counseling, gifted-program, and attendance inputs; it is not an academic rating.

How many schools are in Spring, TX?

Spring has 42 public schools with a total enrollment of 43,733 students. 4 are charter schools. Average student-teacher ratio: 15.2:1.

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Data from NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 and Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22. The Resource Investment Index uses reported student-teacher ratio, counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance; it is not an academic rating. Cities must include at least five schools to be listed. This public-data comparison is for informational purposes: verify current enrollment, attendance boundaries, and programs with the school district before acting. See the guide to understanding NCES data.