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Tomball, Texas - 21 schools
An equity score of 10/100 ranks Tomball Isd #1033 of 1047 districts in Texas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $9,720 per pupil, Tomball Isd ranks #1165 of 1207 Texas districts by per-pupil spending (Texas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
Tomball Isd operates 21 public schools serving 21,426 students, placing it in the mid-size range in Texas. The school portfolio breaks down into 11 combined, 4 middle, 3 high, 3 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 $9,720 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 121 of 1207 Texas districts by per-pupil spending. See how Texas compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 67.8% local, 23.1% state, and 9.1% 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 10/100, ranked #1033 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 3 of 21 schools offering Advanced Placement (54 AP courses district-wide), a 667.5:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 13.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 43.1% White, 35.6% Hispanic or Latino, 9.9% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Willow Creek El, with a diversity index of 71.5/100.
Its largest campus is Tomball H S, enrolling 3,227 students (15% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Tomball Star Academy, at 402 students, a 8x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Tomball Isd school enrollment ranges from 402 students (lowest) to 3,227 students (highest), a spread of 2,825 students. That spread reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. 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 21 schools in Tomball Isd.
Source: NCES CCD School Membership 2024-25.
Average Simpson diversity index across Tomball Isd's schools, above the Texas average of 44.7.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22.
| School | Enrollment |
|---|---|
| Tomball H S | 3,227 |
| Tomball Memorial H S | 3,213 |
| Creekside Park J H | 1,219 |
| Tomball Int | 1,179 |
| Grand Lakes J H | 1,015 |
| Timber Creek El | 970 |
| Tomball J H | 948 |
| Creekview El | 937 |
| Willow Wood J H | 884 |
| Canyon Pointe El | 829 |
| Wildwood El | 819 |
| Oakcrest Int | 815 |
| Northpointe Int | 768 |
| Lakewood El | 756 |
| Rosehill El | 751 |
| Willow Creek El | 687 |
| Creekside Forest El | 676 |
| Tomball El | 668 |
| Decker Prairie El | 643 |
| Grand Oaks El | 548 |
| Tomball Star Academy | 402 |
The Texas districts closest to this one in total enrollment.
| District | Enrollment | Spending | Funding Mix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Galena Park Isd | Similar size | Higher spending | Less locally funded |
| Pearland Isd | Similar size | Similar spending | Less locally funded |
| Allen Isd | Similar size | Similar spending | More locally funded |
| Laredo Isd | Similar size | Higher spending | Less locally funded |
| International Leadership of Texas (Iltexas) | Similar size | Similar spending | Less locally funded |
Comparisons are relative to Tomball 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 →Tomball Isd has 21 schools, including 3 high, 4 middle, 3 elementary, 11 combined. Total enrollment is 21,426 students.
Tomball Isd spends $9,720 per student. The district has an equity score of 10/100, ranking #1033 in Texas.
Tomball Isd students are 43.1% White, 35.6% Hispanic or Latino, 9.9% Asian, 6.3% African American, averaged across 21 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
Tomball Isd has an equity score of 10/100, ranking #1033 out of 1047 districts in Texas.
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