HOUSTON ISD vs TYLER ISD

How do these districts compare?

Metric HOUSTON ISD TYLER ISD
Location HOUSTON, Texas TYLER, Texas
Total Enrollment 189,934 18,328
Number of Schools 273 25
Student:Teacher Ratio 17.8:1 15.6:1

Spending

Metric HOUSTON ISD TYLER ISD
Per-Pupil Expenditure $14,515 $13,385
Federal Revenue 23.2% 23.7%
State Revenue 8.0% 24.5%
Local Revenue 68.8% 51.8%
HOUSTON ISD
Federal State Local
TYLER ISD
Federal State Local

Demographics

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

Group HOUSTON ISD TYLER ISD
White 6.7% 19.4%
African American 24.2% 25.4%
Hispanic or Latino 63.6% 49.8%
Asian 3.7% 1.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.2% 0.4%
Pacific Islander 0.1% 0.0%
Multiracial 1.6% 3.8%
Free/Reduced Lunch 82.9% 76.3%

Academic Resources

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

Resource HOUSTON ISD TYLER ISD
AP Courses Offered 533 42
Schools with AP 43 3
Avg Gifted Enrollment
Avg Counselor Ratio 1297.9:1 506.3:1
Chronic Absenteeism 34.9% 24.0%

School Types

HOUSTON ISD

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

TYLER 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.