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Houston, Texas - 47 schools
An equity score of 61/100 ranks Alief Isd #326 of 1047 districts in Texas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,388 per pupil, Alief Isd ranks #619 of 1207 Texas districts by per-pupil spending (Texas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
Alief Isd operates 47 public schools serving 40,329 students, placing it in the mid-size range in Texas. The school portfolio breaks down into 21 combined, 14 elementary, 6 high, 6 middle schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Harris County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,388 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 1207 Texas districts by per-pupil spending. See how Texas compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 34.8% local, 39.8% state, and 25.3% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 61/100, ranked #326 of 1047 in Texas against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 5 of 47 schools offering Advanced Placement (61 AP courses district-wide), a 385.6:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 24.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 63.4% Hispanic or Latino, 23.2% African American, 9.2% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Mahanay El, with a diversity index of 71.0/100.
Its largest campus is Elsik H S, enrolling 4,057 students (10% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Alief Learning Ctr (K-6), at 6 students, a 676x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Alief Isd school enrollment ranges from 6 students (lowest) to 4,057 students (highest), a spread of 4,051 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
The reported share is at least 75%, indicating a high concentration of measured economic need. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Variation between sub-units within Alief Isd is typically wider than the Alief Isd-aggregate figure suggests.
This district has moderate funding equity. There may be room to improve funding diversity or resource allocation.
Average demographic composition across 47 schools in Alief Isd.
Source: NCES CCD School Membership 2024-25.
Average Simpson diversity index across Alief Isd's schools, above the Texas average of 44.7.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22.
| School | Enrollment |
|---|---|
| Elsik H S | 4,057 |
| Hastings H S | 3,786 |
| Taylor H S | 2,838 |
| O'donnell Middle | 1,214 |
| Budewig Int | 1,054 |
| Olle Middle | 1,025 |
| Albright Middle | 945 |
| Sneed El | 922 |
| Youngblood Int | 864 |
| Outley El | 863 |
| Klentzman Int | 833 |
| Alief Middle | 821 |
| Owens Int | 809 |
| Kerr H S | 807 |
| Miller Int | 793 |
| Collins El | 788 |
| Holmquist El | 782 |
| Bush El | 780 |
| Killough Middle | 763 |
| Mata Int | 753 |
| Chancellor El | 707 |
| Holub Middle | 686 |
| Youens El | 675 |
| Hearne El | 675 |
| Horn El | 675 |
| Best El | 655 |
| Martin El | 654 |
| Smith El | 650 |
| Hicks El | 645 |
| Alexander El | 609 |
| Chambers El | 559 |
| Landis El | 545 |
| Rees El | 526 |
| Petrosky El | 515 |
| Liestman El | 514 |
| Cummings El | 513 |
| Boone El | 511 |
| Kennedy El | 510 |
| Heflin El | 501 |
| Mahanay El | 499 |
| Alief Early College H S | 402 |
| Dedre' & Ella Jefferson Early Learning Center | 388 |
| Maria Del Carmen Martinez Early Learning Center | 335 |
| Alief Learning Ctr (6-12) | 140 |
| Crossroads | 35 |
| Alief Isd J J a E P | 18 |
| Alief Learning Ctr (K-6) | 6 |
The Texas districts closest to this one in total enrollment.
| District | Enrollment | Spending | Funding Mix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clear Creek Isd | Similar size | Lower spending | More locally funded |
| United Isd | Similar size | Similar spending | Similar funding mix |
| Mesquite Isd | Similar size | Similar spending | Similar funding mix |
| Leander Isd | Similar size | Lower spending | More locally funded |
| Lamar Cisd | Similar size | Lower spending | More locally funded |
Comparisons are relative to Alief Isd's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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Compare vs Houston Isd →Alief Isd has 47 schools, including 6 high, 6 middle, 14 elementary, 21 combined. Total enrollment is 40,329 students.
Alief Isd spends $13,388 per student. The district has an equity score of 61/100, ranking #326 in Texas.
Alief Isd students are 63.4% Hispanic or Latino, 23.2% African American, 9.2% Asian, 3.4% White, averaged across 47 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
Alief Isd has an equity score of 61/100, ranking #326 out of 1047 districts in Texas.
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