Pasadena ISD
Public school district · Harris County · Texas · NCES district ID 4834320
Pasadena ISD spent $13,787 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 81% of the other Texas districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $12,244). Its 67 schools enrolled 46,491 students in 2024-25; 40.5% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $13,798 per student, up 0.1% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 89% (Texas: 90.3%).
NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method
Spending per student among Texas districts of similar size
Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Pasadena ISD in enrollment (43,935 to 52,767 students) and Pasadena ISD itself.
Where the money came from
$770,656,000 in revenue: 40.5% state, 37.2% local and 22.4% federal. Total spending including $95,235,000 of capital outlay was $799,585,000, or $16,410 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.
- State$311,976,000 40%
- Local$286,315,000 37%
- Federal$172,365,000 22%
Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 577 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).
Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25
48,726 students in 2022-23, 47,486 students in 2023-24, 46,484 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.
Teachers and students per teacher
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 48,726 | 3729.3 | 13.1 |
| 2023-24 | 47,486 | 3546.0 | 13.4 |
| 2024-25 | 46,484 | 3482.8 | 13.3 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.
$231,522,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $4,752 per student
Pasadena ISD booked $231,522,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 3,822 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $60,581 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 91 in 100 Texas districts with a figure (state median $50,660, 1,054 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Texas teacher salary at $58,887 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
| Program | Teacher salaries | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Regular programs | $147,728,000 | 63.8% |
| Special education | $35,855,000 | 15.5% |
| Vocational | $7,182,000 | 3.1% |
| Other programs | $40,757,000 | 17.6% |
Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23
The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,989 in 2018-19, $4,126 in 2019-20, $4,403 in 2020-21, $4,605 in 2021-22, $4,752 in 2022-23.
Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).
State test results, 2021-22
In 2021-22, the students tested in Pasadena ISD scored proficient or above: 44% in reading and 33% in math, against 52% in reading and 42% in math across Texas. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Texas, not across states. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject | This district | Texas | Students tested |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts | 44% | 52% | 21,332 |
| Math | 33% | 42% | 17,845 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
89% of the 4,032 students in Pasadena ISD's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 90.3% across Texas. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This district | Texas | |
|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 89% | 90.3% |
| Students in the class | 4,032 | 403,301 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
36 elementary schools, 17,817 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pomeroy Elementary | 769 | 13.3 | 91.5% | Schoolwide program |
| Mae Smythe Elementary | 710 | 13.4 | 87.5% | Schoolwide program |
| Teague Elementary | 709 | 13.6 | 79.5% | Schoolwide program |
| South Belt Elementary | 690 | 14.1 | 47.1% | Schoolwide program |
| Stuchbery Elementary | 604 | 12.3 | 83.4% | Schoolwide program |
| Bailey Elementary | 602 | 12.8 | 84.9% | Schoolwide program |
| L F Smith Elementary | 572 | 13.3 | 89.3% | Schoolwide program |
| Pearl Hall Elementary | 571 | 13.0 | 94.0% | Schoolwide program |
| Jensen Elementary | 567 | 12.9 | 82.7% | Schoolwide program |
| Fisher Elementary | 566 | 12.0 | 82.9% | Schoolwide program |
| Laura Welch Bush Elementary | 555 | 13.2 | 67.7% | Schoolwide program |
| Young Elementary | 545 | 13.0 | 93.0% | Schoolwide program |
The other 24 elementary schools
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garfield Elementary | 537 | 12.5 | 86.8% | Schoolwide program |
| Genoa Elementary | 535 | 12.2 | 88.0% | Schoolwide program |
| Burnett Elementary | 534 | 12.1 | 86.3% | Schoolwide program |
| South Shaver Elementary | 527 | 13.0 | 94.9% | Schoolwide program |
| Turner Elementary | 526 | 13.5 | 63.3% | Schoolwide program |
| Richey Elementary | 505 | 12.6 | 96.2% | Schoolwide program |
| Red Bluff Elementary | 476 | 12.6 | 90.3% | Schoolwide program |
| Matthys Elementary | 457 | 12.7 | 86.9% | Schoolwide program |
| Williams Elementary | 455 | 11.4 | 91.2% | Schoolwide program |
| Atkinson Elementary | 454 | 11.6 | 80.6% | Schoolwide program |
| Meador Elementary | 443 | 13.0 | 90.5% | Schoolwide program |
| Frazier Elementary | 439 | 11.9 | 69.9% | Schoolwide program |
| South Houston Elementary | 422 | 12.4 | 93.8% | Schoolwide program |
| Kruse Elementary | 408 | 11.8 | 93.9% | Schoolwide program |
| Golden Acres Elementary | 390 | 11.1 | 86.7% | Schoolwide program |
| Freeman Elementary | 382 | 10.6 | 92.4% | Schoolwide program |
| Gardens Elementary | 382 | 11.2 | 91.6% | Schoolwide program |
| Morales Elementary | 379 | 11.5 | 92.3% | Schoolwide program |
| Parks Elementary | 379 | 10.5 | 88.7% | Schoolwide program |
| Sparks Elementary | 370 | 11.2 | 91.4% | Schoolwide program |
| Moore Elementary | 356 | 10.8 | 66.9% | Schoolwide program |
| Mcmasters Elementary | 339 | 10.9 | 88.2% | Schoolwide program |
| Thomas Hancock Elementary | 336 | 12.1 | 93.5% | Schoolwide program |
| Jessup Elementary | 326 | 9.9 | 96.0% | Schoolwide program |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.
22 middle schools, 12,972 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bondy Intermediate | 933 | 14.0 | 65.9% | Schoolwide program |
| Thompson Intermediate | 835 | 13.0 | 65.3% | Schoolwide program |
| Beverly Hills Intermediate | 802 | 12.2 | 79.2% | Schoolwide program |
| Miller Intermediate | 780 | 13.4 | 85.4% | Schoolwide program |
| Southmore Intermediate | 673 | 13.5 | 92.6% | Schoolwide program |
| Bobby Shaw Middle | 655 | 13.6 | 92.4% | Schoolwide program |
| Marshall Kendrick Middle | 652 | 13.3 | 82.5% | Schoolwide program |
| Earnesteen Milstead Middle | 641 | 12.4 | 85.5% | Schoolwide program |
| San Jacinto Intermediate | 613 | 13.2 | 87.9% | Schoolwide program |
| Melillo Middle | 612 | 13.2 | 63.4% | Schoolwide program |
| Morris Middle | 603 | 11.6 | 81.3% | Schoolwide program |
| Carter Lomax Middle | 552 | 12.8 | 69.2% | Schoolwide program |
The other 10 middle schools
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Park View Intermediate | 532 | 13.2 | 88.5% | Schoolwide program |
| Jackson Intermediate | 527 | 11.6 | 92.8% | Schoolwide program |
| Queens Intermediate | 526 | 13.6 | 85.7% | Schoolwide program |
| Keller Middle | 522 | 11.1 | 88.3% | Schoolwide program |
| South Houston Intermediate | 509 | 10.6 | 91.0% | Schoolwide program |
| Rick Schneider Middle | 500 | 10.7 | 91.6% | Schoolwide program |
| Fred Roberts Middle | 493 | 12.7 | 74.8% | Schoolwide program |
| Nelda Sullivan Middle | 479 | 12.3 | 90.2% | Schoolwide program |
| De Zavala Middle | 457 | 10.4 | 94.1% | Schoolwide program |
| The Summit (Intermediate) | 76 | 7.2 | 85.5% | Eligible, no program |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.
8 high schools, 14,216 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dobie High School | 3,692 | 16.0 | 63.8% | Eligible, no program |
| Pasadena Memorial High School | 3,177 | 17.4 | 64.4% | Eligible, no program |
| Sam Rayburn High School | 2,627 | 15.7 | 85.2% | Eligible, no program |
| Pasadena High School | 2,217 | 15.6 | 88.9% | Eligible, no program |
| South Houston High School | 2,185 | 15.3 | 84.5% | Eligible, no program |
| The Summit (High School) | 161 | 10.1 | 77.0% | Eligible, no program |
| Tegeler Career Center | 150 | 5.1 | 84.7% | Eligible, no program |
| Excel Academy (JJAEP) | 7 | not reported | not reported | Not Title I |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.
1 other school, 1,486 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Kirk Lewis Career and Technical High School | 1,486 | 17.0 | 79.3% | Eligible, no program |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.
One more school on file: small, closed or in an earlier directory
These records carry fewer federal fields than a full school page needs, so each is summarized here with what NCES reports.
Excel Academy (JJAEP)
High school in Houston; open in 2024-25; 7 students.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and earlier directories: the last year each school was listed, its students and its teachers.
Contact Pasadena ISD
- Website: www1.pasadenaisd.org
- Phone: (713) 740-0000
- Office: 3920 Mickey Gilley Blvd, Pasadena, TX 77505
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.
What to look at next about Pasadena ISD
- Texas districts by spending per studentPasadena ISD ranks 109 of 577 Texas districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($13,787).#109 of 577
- Every school district in TexasPasadena ISD is the number 21 by size of 1,212 Texas districts, with 48,726 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#21 of 1,212
- Humble ISDThe next larger Texas district: 48,758 students in fall 2022, $10,763 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$10,763
- Socorro ISDThe next smaller Texas district: 47,843 students in fall 2022, $11,574 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$11,574
- Compare Pasadena ISD with Humble ISDEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
- Dobie High School, its largest high school3,692 students in 2024-25, 16.0 per teacher.3,692
- Teacher salary spending across TexasPasadena ISD spent $60,581 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $50,660); spending, not a salary.$60,581
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).
Questions about Pasadena ISD
How many schools and students are in Pasadena ISD?
67 schools were open in 2024-25 (36 elementary, 22 middle, 8 high, 1 other), enrolling 46,491 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.How much does Pasadena ISD spend per student?
$13,787 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Texas median for districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $12,244 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $13,798 per student, up 0.1% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).Where does Pasadena ISD's money come from?
$770,656,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 40.5% state, 37.2% local and 22.4% federal (NCES F-33).How many children in Pasadena ISD live in poverty?
The Census Bureau estimates that 13,927 of the 54,385 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 25.6%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.How much does Pasadena ISD spend on teacher salaries?
$231,522,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $4,752 per student. Divided by the 3,822 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $60,581 per teacher, more than 91 in 100 Texas districts (state median $50,660). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Texas teacher salary at $58,887 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).How do students in Pasadena ISD do on state tests?
In 2021-22, the students tested in Pasadena ISD scored proficient or above: 44% in reading and 33% in math, against 52% in reading and 42% in math across Texas. Texas's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.What is the graduation rate in Pasadena ISD?
89% of the 4,032 students in Pasadena ISD's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 90.3% across Texas. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.What is Pasadena ISD's NCES district ID?
4834320. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25