DESOTO ISD vs HOUSTON ISD

How do these districts compare?

Metric DESOTO ISD HOUSTON ISD
Location DESOTO, Texas HOUSTON, Texas
Total Enrollment 6,322 189,934
Number of Schools 10 273
Student:Teacher Ratio 14.6:1 17.8:1

Spending

Metric DESOTO ISD HOUSTON ISD
Per-Pupil Expenditure $13,420 $14,515
Federal Revenue 21.8% 23.2%
State Revenue 29.0% 8.0%
Local Revenue 49.2% 68.8%
DESOTO ISD
Federal State Local
HOUSTON ISD
Federal State Local

Demographics

Average across all schools in each district. Source: CCD Membership 2024-25.

Group DESOTO ISD HOUSTON ISD
White 2.2% 6.7%
African American 70.8% 24.2%
Hispanic or Latino 22.8% 63.6%
Asian 0.3% 3.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.3% 0.2%
Pacific Islander 0.1% 0.1%
Multiracial 3.6% 1.6%
Free/Reduced Lunch 64.1% 82.9%

Academic Resources

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22

Resource DESOTO ISD HOUSTON ISD
AP Courses Offered 20 533
Schools with AP 1 43
Avg Gifted Enrollment
Avg Counselor Ratio 261.8:1 1297.9:1
Chronic Absenteeism 49.4% 34.9%

School Types

DESOTO ISD

Regular Schools 0
Charter Schools 0
Magnet Schools 0
Title I Schools 0

HOUSTON ISD

Regular Schools 0
Charter Schools 7
Magnet Schools 0
Title I Schools 0

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Source: U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data + F-33 finance + Civil Rights Data Collection Compiled and formatted by PlainSchools Editorial.