HOUSTON ISD vs TRINITY ISD

How do these districts compare?

Metric HOUSTON ISD TRINITY ISD
Location HOUSTON, Texas TRINITY, Texas
Total Enrollment 189,934 1,200
Number of Schools 273 3
Student:Teacher Ratio 17.8:1 12.7:1

Spending

Metric HOUSTON ISD TRINITY ISD
Per-Pupil Expenditure $14,515 $14,111
Federal Revenue 23.2% 19.1%
State Revenue 8.0% 47.4%
Local Revenue 68.8% 33.4%
HOUSTON ISD
Federal State Local
TRINITY ISD
Federal State Local

Demographics

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

Group HOUSTON ISD TRINITY ISD
White 6.7% 49.5%
African American 24.2% 13.3%
Hispanic or Latino 63.6% 29.3%
Asian 3.7% 0.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.2% 0.4%
Pacific Islander 0.1% 0.1%
Multiracial 1.6% 6.6%
Free/Reduced Lunch 82.9% 83.6%

Academic Resources

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

Resource HOUSTON ISD TRINITY ISD
AP Courses Offered 533 3
Schools with AP 43 1
Avg Gifted Enrollment
Avg Counselor Ratio 1297.9:1 393:1
Chronic Absenteeism 34.9% 27.3%

School Types

HOUSTON ISD

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

TRINITY 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.