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Baytown, Texas - 34 schools
An equity score of 34/100 ranks Goose Creek Cisd #782 of 1044 districts in Texas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,713 per pupil, Goose Creek Cisd ranks #834 of 1202 Texas districts by per-pupil spending (Texas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
Goose Creek Cisd operates 34 public schools serving 24,431 students, placing it in the mid-size range in Texas. The school portfolio breaks down into 17 combined, 6 high, 6 middle, 5 elementary 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 $11,713 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 1202 Texas districts by per-pupil spending. See how Texas compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 55.7% local, 29.2% state, and 15.1% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 34/100, ranked #782 of 1044 in Texas against a state average of 50, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 4 of 34 schools offering Advanced Placement (57 AP courses district-wide), a 509.6:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 21.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 63.8% Hispanic or Latino, 17.7% African American, 13.8% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is High Point School, with a diversity index of 67.6/100.
Its largest campus is Goose Creek Memorial, enrolling 2,335 students (10% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Excel Academy (Murworth), at 4 students, a 584x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Goose Creek Cisd school enrollment ranges from 4 students (lowest) to 2,335 students (highest), a spread of 2,331 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 NCES Common Core of Data
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Eligibility here is approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Source: ESSA Title I Part A; ED EDFacts file system ESSA Title I Part A; ED EDFacts file system
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 Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection NCES Civil Rights Data Collection
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 Goose Creek Cisd is typically wider than the Goose Creek Cisd-aggregate figure suggests.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 NCES Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22
This district scores below average on funding equity. High reliance on local revenue or lower spending may contribute.
Average demographic composition across 34 schools in Goose Creek Cisd.
Source: NCES CCD School Membership 2024-25.
Average Simpson diversity index across Goose Creek Cisd's schools, above the Texas average of 44.7.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22.
| School | Enrollment |
|---|---|
| Goose Creek Memorial | 2,335 |
| Sterling H S | 2,150 |
| Lee H S | 1,747 |
| E F Green Junior School | 1,095 |
| Gentry J H | 1,013 |
| Highlands J H | 885 |
| Cedar Bayou J H | 869 |
| Highlands El | 868 |
| Stephen F Austin El | 792 |
| Banuelos El | 769 |
| Horace Mann J H | 765 |
| Victoria Walker El | 763 |
| Jessie Lee Pumphrey El | 749 |
| Alamo El | 746 |
| Clark El | 712 |
| Baytown J H | 711 |
| Travis El | 709 |
| James Bowie El | 640 |
| Stuart Career Tech H S | 597 |
| Harlem El | 575 |
| San Jacinto El | 567 |
| Carver El | 566 |
| Ashbel Smith El | 548 |
| Crockett El | 545 |
| De Zavala El | 527 |
| Lamar El | 498 |
| Impact Early College H S | 413 |
| Sheila Liles Early Learning Academy | 334 |
| Hopper Pri | 239 |
| Peter E Hyland Center | 107 |
| Point Alternative Center | 96 |
| Gccisd Virtual Academy | 79 |
| High Point School | 19 |
| Excel Academy (Murworth) | 4 |
The Texas districts closest to this one in total enrollment.
| District | Enrollment | Spending | Funding Mix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carrollton-Farmers Branch Isd | Similar size | Similar spending | More locally funded |
| La Joya Isd | Similar size | Higher spending | Less locally funded |
| Prosper Isd | Similar size | Similar spending | Similar funding mix |
| Lubbock Isd | Similar size | Similar spending | Less locally funded |
| Pflugerville Isd | Similar size | Similar spending | More locally funded |
Comparisons are relative to Goose Creek Cisd'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 →Goose Creek Cisd has 34 schools, including 6 high, 6 middle, 5 elementary, 17 combined. Total enrollment is 24,431 students.
Goose Creek Cisd spends $11,713 per student. The district has an equity score of 34/100, ranking #782 in Texas.
Goose Creek Cisd students are 63.8% Hispanic or Latino, 17.7% African American, 13.8% White, 1.2% Asian, averaged across 34 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
Goose Creek Cisd has an equity score of 34/100, ranking #782 out of 1044 districts in Texas.
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