Katy ISD

Public school district · Fort Bend County · Texas · NCES district ID 4825170

Katy ISD spent $11,284 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 70% of the other Texas districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $12,244). Its 72 schools enrolled 91,978 students in 2024-25; 32.8% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $11,756 per student, up 4.2% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 94% (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's largest districts

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. Among the 10 districts shown, Katy ISD ranks 6.

Current spending per student, largest Texas districts, FY23Dallas ISD $14,470; Fort Worth ISD $13,690; Houston ISD $13,072; Austin ISD $12,950; Idea Public Schools $11,857; Katy ISD $11,284; Cypress-Fairbanks ISD $10,693; Northside ISD $10,632; Fort Bend ISD $10,520; Conroe ISD $10,349; State median, 1,000+ students $12,244.8k10k12k14k16kDallas ISD$14,470Fort Worth ISD$13,690Houston ISD$13,072Austin ISD$12,950Idea Public Schools$11,857Katy ISD$11,284Cypress-Fairbanks ISD$10,693Northside ISD$10,632Fort Bend ISD$10,520Conroe ISD$10,349State median, 1,000+ students $12,244
Current spending per student, largest Texas districts, FY23Dallas ISD $14,470; Fort Worth ISD $13,690; Houston ISD $13,072; Austin ISD $12,950; Idea Public Schools $11,857; Katy ISD $11,284; Cypress-Fairbanks ISD $10,693; Northside ISD $10,632; Fort Bend ISD $10,520; Conroe ISD $10,349; State median, 1,000+ students $12,244.8k10k12k14k16kDallas ISD$14,470Fort Worth ISD$13,690Houston ISD$13,072Austin ISD$12,950Idea Public Schools$11,857Katy ISD$11,284Cypress-Fairbanks ISD$10,693Northside ISD$10,632Fort Bend ISD$10,520Conroe ISD$10,349State median, 1,000+ students $12,244
Current spending per student, largest Texas districts, FY23Dallas ISD $14,470; Fort Worth ISD $13,690; Houston ISD $13,072; Austin ISD $12,950; Idea Public Schools $11,857; Katy ISD $11,284; Cypress-Fairbanks ISD $10,693; Northside ISD $10,632; Fort Bend ISD $10,520; Conroe ISD $10,349; State median, 1,000+ students $12,244.8k12k16kDallas ISD$14,470Fort Worth ISD$13,690Houston ISD$13,072Austin ISD$12,950Idea Public Schools$11,857Katy ISD$11,284Cypress-Fairbanks ISD$10,693Northside ISD$10,632Fort Bend ISD$10,520Conroe ISD$10,349State median, 1,000+ students $12,244
Current spending per student, largest Texas districts, FY23Dallas ISD $14,470; Fort Worth ISD $13,690; Houston ISD $13,072; Austin ISD $12,950; Idea Public Schools $11,857; Katy ISD $11,284; Cypress-Fairbanks ISD $10,693; Northside ISD $10,632; Fort Bend ISD $10,520; Conroe ISD $10,349; State median, 1,000+ students $12,244.8k12k16kDallas ISD$14,470Fort Worth ISD$13,690Houston ISD$13,072Austin ISD$12,950Idea Public Schools$11,857Katy ISD$11,284Cypress-Fairbanks ISD$10,693Northside ISD$10,632Fort Bend ISD$10,520Conroe ISD$10,349State median, 1,000+ students $12,244

Where the money came from

$1,333,424,000 in revenue: 32.8% state, 57.7% local and 9.5% federal. Total spending including $341,441,000 of capital outlay was $1,482,497,000, or $15,998 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Katy ISD revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $437,414,000; Local $768,738,000; Federal $127,272,000; total $1,333,424,000.
  • State$437,414,000 33%
  • Local$768,738,000 58%
  • Federal$127,272,000 10%

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 held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25

92,667 students in 2022-23, 92,811 students in 2023-24, 91,978 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Katy ISD enrollment by school year2022-23: 92,667, 2023-24: 92,811, 2024-25: 91,978025k50k75k100k2022-2392,6672023-2492,8112024-2591,978
Katy ISD enrollment by school year2022-23: 92,667, 2023-24: 92,811, 2024-25: 91,978025k50k75k100k2022-2392,6672023-2492,8112024-2591,978
Katy ISD enrollment by school year2022-23: 92,667, 2023-24: 92,811, 2024-25: 91,978025k50k75k100k2022-2392,6672023-2492,8112024-2591,978
Katy ISD enrollment by school year2022-23: 92,667, 2023-24: 92,811, 2024-25: 91,978025k50k75k100k2022-2392,6672023-2492,8112024-2591,978

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2392,6676366.314.6
2023-2492,8116536.814.2
2024-2591,9786531.014.1

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

$413,280,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $4,460 per student

Katy ISD booked $413,280,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 6,447 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 $64,100 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 97 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).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$261,119,00063.2%
Special education$43,585,00010.5%
Vocational$17,541,0004.2%
Other programs$91,035,00022.0%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,820 in 2018-19, $4,035 in 2019-20, $4,227 in 2020-21, $4,245 in 2021-22, $4,460 in 2022-23.

Katy ISD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,820, 2019-20: $4,035, 2020-21: $4,227, 2021-22: $4,245, 2022-23: $4,46002k4k6k2018-19$3,8202019-20$4,0352020-21$4,2272021-22$4,2452022-23$4,460
Katy ISD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,820, 2019-20: $4,035, 2020-21: $4,227, 2021-22: $4,245, 2022-23: $4,46002k4k6k2018-19$3,8202019-20$4,0352020-21$4,2272021-22$4,2452022-23$4,460
Katy ISD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,820, 2019-20: $4,035, 2020-21: $4,227, 2021-22: $4,245, 2022-23: $4,46002k4k6k2018-19$3,8202019-20$4,0352020-21$4,2272021-22$4,2452022-23$4,460
Katy ISD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,820, 2019-20: $4,035, 2020-21: $4,227, 2021-22: $4,245, 2022-23: $4,46002k4k6k2018-19$3,8202019-20$4,0352020-21$4,2272021-22$4,2452022-23$4,460

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 Katy ISD scored proficient or above: 69% in reading and 61% 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.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtTexasStudents tested
Reading and language arts69%52%41,401
Math61%42%34,750

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

94% of the 6,649 students in Katy 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.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtTexas
Four-year graduation rate94%90.3%
Students in the class6,649403,301

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.

44 elementary schools, 40,063 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Robertson Elementary1,50815.226.3%Not reported
Jenks Elementary1,35613.522.1%Not Title I
Woodcreek Elementary1,30115.119.1%Not Title I
Hazel S Pattison Elementary1,26515.321.3%Not Title I
Bryant Elementary1,19413.624.7%Not Title I
Campbell Elementary1,17313.310.9%Not Title I
Jean & Betty Schmalz Elementary1,17212.077.4%Schoolwide program
Franz Elementary1,11513.377.1%Schoolwide program
Tom Wilson Elementary1,05813.119.9%Not Title I
Ray and Jamie Wolman Elementary1,05414.118.1%Not Title I
Leonard Elementary1,05112.964.1%Schoolwide program
Mcelwain Elementary1,03914.141.2%Eligible, no program
The other 32 elementary schools
SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Roberta Wright Rylander Elementary1,03412.740.3%Not Title I
Robert King Elementary1,01113.366.1%Schoolwide program
James E Randolph Elementary99514.37.2%Not Title I
West Memorial Elementary97011.867.7%Schoolwide program
Morton Ranch Elementary96912.167.0%Schoolwide program
Roosevelt Alexander Elementary96813.723.8%Not Title I
Odessa Kilpatrick Elementary96813.516.5%Not Title I
Bethke Elementary96413.353.3%Eligible, no program
Edna Mae Fielder Elementary94513.230.1%Not Title I
Fred and Patti Shafer Elementary93512.724.1%Not Title I
Keiko Davidson Elementary92212.516.8%Not Title I
James E Williams Elementary86812.327.9%Not Title I
Joella Exley Elementary86812.834.8%Not Title I
Mcroberts Elementary86412.270.5%Schoolwide program
Nottingham Country Elementary83613.431.8%Not Title I
Stanley C Stanley Elementary83513.711.5%Not Title I
Mayde Creek Elementary81612.874.8%Schoolwide program
Zelma Hutsell Elementary80411.966.4%Schoolwide program
Sue Creech Elementary80412.835.3%Not Title I
Bonnie Holland Elementary78412.725.4%Not Title I
Griffin Elementary78213.815.1%Not Title I
Diane Winborn Elementary72812.158.5%Schoolwide program
Sundown Elementary72011.184.3%Schoolwide program
Memorial Parkway Elementary71410.076.8%Schoolwide program
Jack & Sharon Rhoads Elementary70311.678.5%Schoolwide program
Katy Elementary69913.625.3%Not Title I
Loraine T Golbow Elementary64012.067.2%Schoolwide program
Bear Creek Elementary63111.478.1%Schoolwide program
Ursula Stephens Elementary57810.577.2%Schoolwide program
Jeanette Hayes Elementary51511.332.6%Eligible, no program
Cimarron Elementary49510.459.2%Schoolwide program
Maurice L Wolfe Elementary41212.262.6%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.

17 middle schools, 21,380 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Adams Junior High1,96317.212.1%Not Title I
Beckendorff Junior High1,67417.420.6%Not Title I
Seven Lakes Junior High1,57116.215.7%Not Title I
Woodcreek Junior High1,56616.721.3%Not Title I
Tays Junior High1,46216.613.5%Not Title I
Cinco Ranch Junior High1,45515.028.2%Not Title I
Rodger & Ellen Beck Junior High1,23915.426.6%Not Title I
Mayde Creek Junior High1,21413.375.7%Eligible, no program
Haskett Junior High1,20813.956.5%Not Title I
Morton Ranch Junior High1,20512.575.4%Eligible, no program
Katy Junior High1,15513.846.8%Eligible, no program
Garland Mcmeans Junior High1,13315.624.5%Not Title I
The other 5 middle schools
SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Stockdick Junior High1,10313.856.5%Eligible, no program
T H Mcdonald Junior High96612.771.9%Eligible, no program
West Memorial Junior High89712.868.5%Eligible, no program
Cardiff Junior High80311.381.3%Eligible, no program
Memorial Parkway Junior High76611.942.2%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.

10 high schools, 30,522 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Seven Lakes High School3,77317.820.0%Not Title I
Cinco Ranch High School3,74016.731.8%Not Title I
Katy High School3,54315.433.7%Not Title I
Paetow High School3,44714.857.4%Eligible, no program
Taylor High School3,38416.237.0%Not Title I
Jordan High School3,33017.314.6%Not Title I
Tompkins High School3,15517.215.1%Not Title I
Mayde Creek High School3,03614.275.6%Eligible, no program
Morton Ranch High School2,94413.969.1%Eligible, no program
Opport Awareness Ctr1703.570.6%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.

1 other school, 13 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Project Tyke131.1not reportedNot 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.

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.

Project Tyke

School in Katy; open in 2024-25; 13 students; 1.1 students per teacher.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and earlier directories: the last year each school was listed, its students and its teachers.

Contact Katy ISD

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 Katy ISD

  1. Texas districts by spending per studentKaty ISD ranks 404 of 577 Texas districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($11,284).#404 of 577
  2. Every school district in TexasKaty ISD is the number 5 by size of 1,212 Texas districts, with 92,667 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#5 of 1,212
  3. Northside ISDThe next larger Texas district: 102,719 students in fall 2022, $10,632 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$10,632
  4. Fort Bend ISDThe next smaller Texas district: 79,660 students in fall 2022, $10,520 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$10,520
  5. Compare Katy ISD with Northside ISDEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Seven Lakes High School, its largest high school3,773 students in 2024-25, 17.8 per teacher.3,773
  7. Teacher salary spending across TexasKaty ISD spent $64,100 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $50,660); spending, not a salary.$64,100
  8. Find the school district for an addressA home's district decides which public schools it can enroll in.

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 Katy ISD

  1. How many schools and students are in Katy ISD?
    72 schools were open in 2024-25 (44 elementary, 17 middle, 10 high, 1 other), enrolling 91,978 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Katy ISD spend per student?
    $11,284 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 $11,756 per student, up 4.2% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Katy ISD's money come from?
    $1,333,424,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 32.8% state, 57.7% local and 9.5% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Katy ISD live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 10,291 of the 95,268 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 10.8%, 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.
  5. How much does Katy ISD spend on teacher salaries?
    $413,280,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $4,460 per student. Divided by the 6,447 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $64,100 per teacher, more than 97 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).
  6. How do students in Katy ISD do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Katy ISD scored proficient or above: 69% in reading and 61% 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.
  7. What is the graduation rate in Katy ISD?
    94% of the 6,649 students in Katy 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.
  8. What is Katy ISD's NCES district ID?
    4825170. 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

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