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Klein, Texas - 50 schools
An equity score of 28/100 ranks Klein Isd #866 of 1044 districts in Texas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,704 per pupil, Klein Isd ranks #1015 of 1202 Texas districts by per-pupil spending (Texas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
Klein Isd operates 50 public schools serving 53,712 students, placing it among the larger districts in Texas. The school portfolio breaks down into 34 combined, 10 middle, 6 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 Harris County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,704 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 48.4% local, 34.8% state, and 16.8% 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 28/100, ranked #866 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 6 of 50 schools offering Advanced Placement (132 AP courses district-wide), a 543.1:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 19.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 48.5% Hispanic or Latino, 22.2% White, 18.2% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Kuehnle El, with a diversity index of 75.9/100.
Its largest campus is Klein Cain H S, enrolling 3,922 students (7% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Harris Co Jjaep, at 24 students, a 163x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Klein Isd school enrollment ranges from 24 students (lowest) to 3,922 students (highest), a spread of 3,898 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). Areas above 75% eligibility receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. 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 Klein Isd is typically wider than the Klein Isd-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 50 schools in Klein Isd.
Source: NCES CCD School Membership 2024-25.
Average Simpson diversity index across Klein Isd's schools, above the Texas average of 44.7.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22.
| School | Enrollment |
|---|---|
| Klein Cain H S | 3,922 |
| Klein Oak H S | 3,766 |
| Klein Forest H S | 3,418 |
| Klein H S | 3,366 |
| Klein Collins H S | 3,360 |
| Wunderlich Int | 1,319 |
| Hofius Int | 1,313 |
| Strack Int | 1,237 |
| Kleb Int | 1,232 |
| Doerre Int | 1,188 |
| Ulrich Int | 1,178 |
| Krimmel Intermed | 1,172 |
| Schindewolf Int | 1,087 |
| Hildebrandt Int | 1,071 |
| Klein Int | 1,050 |
| Fox El | 908 |
| Mahaffey El | 860 |
| Metzler El | 846 |
| Zwink El | 840 |
| Krahn El | 802 |
| Kreinhop El | 787 |
| French El | 786 |
| Epps Island El | 764 |
| Benignus El | 753 |
| Kaiser El | 724 |
| Blackshear El | 722 |
| Klenk El | 717 |
| Ehrhardt El | 713 |
| Schultz El | 707 |
| Bernshausen El | 695 |
| Mittelstadt El | 693 |
| Frank El | 692 |
| Kuehnle El | 687 |
| Benfer El | 683 |
| Roth El | 683 |
| Kohrville El | 671 |
| Brill El | 653 |
| Theiss El | 637 |
| Hassler El | 625 |
| Northampton El | 623 |
| Lemm El | 618 |
| Nitsch El | 612 |
| Mcdougle El | 612 |
| Eiland El | 564 |
| Greenwood Forest El | 557 |
| Haude El | 532 |
| Mueller El | 477 |
| The Grace England Early Childhood/Pre-K Center | 314 |
| K E Kaufman Alternative Education Center | 177 |
| Harris Co Jjaep | 24 |
The Texas districts closest to this one in total enrollment.
| District | Enrollment | Spending | Funding Mix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garland Isd | Similar size | Similar spending | Similar funding mix |
| Arlington Isd | Similar size | Similar spending | Similar funding mix |
| El Paso Isd | Similar size | Similar spending | Less locally funded |
| Lewisville Isd | Similar size | Similar spending | More locally funded |
| Plano Isd | Similar size | Similar spending | More locally funded |
Comparisons are relative to Klein 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 →Klein Isd has 50 schools, including 6 high, 10 middle, 34 combined. Total enrollment is 53,712 students.
Klein Isd spends $10,704 per student. The district has an equity score of 28/100, ranking #866 in Texas.
Klein Isd students are 48.5% Hispanic or Latino, 22.2% White, 18.2% African American, 6.6% Asian, averaged across 50 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
Klein Isd has an equity score of 28/100, ranking #866 out of 1044 districts in Texas.
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