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Katy, Texas - 72 schools
An equity score of 26/100 ranks Katy Isd #895 of 1047 districts in Texas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,284 per pupil, Katy Isd ranks #986 of 1207 Texas districts by per-pupil spending (Texas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
Katy Isd operates 72 public schools serving 92,667 students, placing it among the larger districts in Texas. The school portfolio breaks down into 46 combined, 17 middle, 9 high schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage across a sizeable portfolio 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 Fort Bend County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,284 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 54.4% local, 35.6% state, and 10.0% 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 26/100, ranked #895 of 1047 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 10 of 72 schools offering Advanced Placement (297 AP courses district-wide), a 647.6:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 13.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 37.7% Hispanic or Latino, 25.1% White, 16.8% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Robertson El, with a diversity index of 77.9/100.
Its largest campus is Seven Lakes H S, enrolling 3,773 students (4% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Project Tyke, at 13 students, a 290x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Katy Isd school enrollment ranges from 13 students (lowest) to 3,773 students (highest), a spread of 3,760 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
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.
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
This district scores below average on funding equity. High reliance on local revenue or lower spending may contribute.
Average demographic composition across 72 schools in Katy Isd.
Source: NCES CCD School Membership 2024-25.
Average Simpson diversity index across Katy Isd's schools, above the Texas average of 44.7.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22.
The Texas districts closest to this one in total enrollment.
| District | Enrollment | Spending | Funding Mix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northside Isd | Similar size | Similar spending | Similar funding mix |
| Fort Bend Isd | Similar size | Similar spending | Similar funding mix |
| Idea Public Schools | Similar size | Similar spending | Less locally funded |
| Austin Isd | Similar size | Similar spending | More locally funded |
| Fort Worth Isd | Similar size | Higher spending | Similar funding mix |
Comparisons are relative to Katy 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 →Katy Isd has 72 schools, including 9 high, 17 middle, 46 combined. Total enrollment is 92,667 students.
Katy Isd spends $11,284 per student. The district has an equity score of 26/100, ranking #895 in Texas.
Katy Isd students are 37.7% Hispanic or Latino, 25.1% White, 16.8% Asian, 15.2% African American, averaged across 72 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
Katy Isd has an equity score of 26/100, ranking #895 out of 1047 districts in Texas.
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