HOUSTON ISD vs POTH ISD

How do these districts compare?

Metric HOUSTON ISD POTH ISD
Location HOUSTON, Texas POTH, Texas
Total Enrollment 189,934 935
Number of Schools 273 3
Student:Teacher Ratio 17.8:1 11.8:1

Spending

Metric HOUSTON ISD POTH ISD
Per-Pupil Expenditure $14,515 $12,681
Federal Revenue 23.2% 13.0%
State Revenue 8.0% 52.6%
Local Revenue 68.8% 34.4%
HOUSTON ISD
Federal State Local
POTH ISD
Federal State Local

Demographics

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

Group HOUSTON ISD POTH ISD
White 6.7% 57.8%
African American 24.2% 0.3%
Hispanic or Latino 63.6% 41.0%
Asian 3.7% 0.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.2% 0.2%
Pacific Islander 0.1% 0.0%
Multiracial 1.6% 0.6%
Free/Reduced Lunch 82.9% 28.3%

Academic Resources

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

Resource HOUSTON ISD POTH ISD
AP Courses Offered 533 3
Schools with AP 43 1
Avg Gifted Enrollment
Avg Counselor Ratio 1297.9:1 549.7:1
Chronic Absenteeism 34.9% 8.6%

School Types

HOUSTON ISD

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

POTH ISD

Regular Schools 0
Charter Schools 0
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.