At a glance
Source years shown below
Reported students
176,727
NCES CCD 2024–25
Open schools
273
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Student–teacher ratio
16.1:1
Calculated from NCES 2024–25 enrollment and teacher FTE
Spending per pupil
$13,072
Current expenditure · FY 2023 F-33
Instruction per pupil
$7,343
Calculated from FY 2023 F-33
Grades served
PK–12
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Historical enrollment and staffing · CRDC 2021–22
These older figures are kept separate from 2024–25 statistics and benchmarks. Agency figures aggregate matched current school records; they may not cover the complete historical district.
- Students
- 182,225
- Teachers (FTE)
- 10,960.93
- Student–teacher ratio
- 16.6:1
What current records say about HOUSTON ISD
HOUSTON ISD operates 273 current public-school records serving grades PK–12 in HOUSTON, Texas. NCES reports 176,727 students and 10,959.89 classroom teacher FTE for 2024–25.
Within Texas agencies of the same NCES type, it ranks 1 of 1020 with reported enrollment. That position describes scale only—it does not say whether individual schools are a good fit for a particular student.
FY 2023 finance records show $13,072 in current expenditure per pupil and $7,343 per pupil assigned to instruction. Within the same NCES agency type, this places reported current spending 578 of 1019 in Texas. Local wages, transportation, special education, facilities, and agency responsibilities all affect this comparison.
Reported needs and resources
- English learners
- 34.4%
- Students with disabilities (IDEA)
- 8.8%
- Classroom teachers (FTE)
- 10,959.89
- Current expenditure (FY 2023)
- $2,482,847,000
Context measures describe who a district serves and its resources. They are not negative rating inputs.
HOUSTON ISD
HOUSTON, Texas
NCES EDGE 2024–25 · 29.8025, -95.4543
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Race and ethnicity share of reported enrollment
- White10%
- Hispanic61.7%
- Black20.8%
- Asian5.2%
- American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
- Multiracial2.1%
Race/ethnicity: NCES CCD 2024–25. English learner and disability context: CRDC 2021–22 matched schools. Totals can differ due to rounding or source privacy rules.
Explore schools in HOUSTON ISD
273 current directory entries
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Showing 1–24 of 273 schools · enrollment and ratios: NCES 2024–25. Scroll the table to see all columns.
| School | Level / grades | Students | Ratio | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALCOTT EL | ElementaryPK–05 | 202 | 11.9:1 | |
| ALMEDA EL | ElementaryPK–05 | 707 | 15.4:1 | |
| ANDERSON EL | ElementaryPK–05 | 585 | 15.8:1 | |
| ARABIC IMMERSION MAGNET SCHOOL | ElementaryPK–08 | 609 | 24.9:1 | |
| ASHFORD EL | ElementaryPK–05 | 582 | 14.9:1 | |
| ASKEW EL | ElementaryPK–05 | 873 | 16.2:1 | |
| ATHERTON EL | ElementaryPK–05 | 450 | 14.5:1 | |
| ATTUCKS MIDDLE | Middle06–08 | 392 | 12.7:1 | |
| AUSTIN H S | High09–12 | 1,181 | 13.6:1 | |
| BARRICK EL | ElementaryPK–05 | 433 | 16.7:1 | |
| BASTIAN EL | ElementaryPK–05 | 633 | 19.8:1 | |
| BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE ACADEMY AT RYAN | Middle06–08 | 306 | 12.3:1 | |
| BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE BIOTECH ACADEMY AT RUSK | Middle06–08 | 325 | 13:1 | |
| BELL EL | ElementaryPK–05 | 539 | 14.2:1 | |
| BELLAIRE H S | High09–12 | 3,216 | 19.3:1 | |
| BELLFORT EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER | ElementaryPK–KG | 313 | 17.4:1 | |
| BENAVIDEZ EL | ElementaryPK–05 | 782 | 14.9:1 | |
| BENBROOK EL | ElementaryPK–05 | 481 | 16.6:1 | |
| BERRY EL | ElementaryPK–05 | 745 | 15.5:1 | |
| BLACK MIDDLE | Middle06–08 | 1,364 | 19.8:1 | |
| BLACKSHEAR EL | ElementaryPK–05 | 257 | 10.7:1 | |
| BONHAM EL | ElementaryPK–05 | 940 | 14.7:1 | |
| BONNER EL | ElementaryPK–05 | 561 | 14.4:1 | |
| BRAEBURN EL | ElementaryPK–05 | 853 | 17.1:1 |