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HOUSTON ISD

Houston, Texas · Public School District · Open

Key statistics

176,727
Students enrolled
274
Public schools
10,960
Classroom teachers (FTE)
16.1:1
Students per teacher

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data. School year: 2024-25.

Students

By grade

  • Pre-K 12,306
  • Kindergarten 12,164
  • Grade 1 12,908
  • Grade 2 13,437
  • Grade 3 14,234
  • Grade 4 13,704
  • Grade 5 13,477
  • Grade 6 11,105
  • Grade 7 11,127
  • Grade 8 11,666
  • Grade 9 14,337
  • Grade 10 12,859
  • Grade 11 11,818
  • Grade 12 11,585

By race/ethnicity

  • Hispanic/Latino 62%
  • Black or African American 21%
  • White 10%
  • Asian 5%
  • Two or more races 2%
  • American Indian or Alaska Native <1%
  • Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander <1%

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (fall membership), school year 2024-25. Race/ethnicity as reported by the state.

Free and reduced-price lunch

79% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch 133,304 of 168,086 students in the 272 of its 273 schools that report
  • Free lunch 79%
  • Reduced-price lunch <1%

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data, school year 2024-25. Eligibility as reported by the state. Schools that serve free meals to every student may count all of them as eligible, so figures are not comparable from state to state.

Spending and revenue

$13,950 spent per student on day-to-day operations Texas median: $13,954 per student

Spending per student

  • Instruction $8,130
  • Support services $5,170
  • Other (food service, etc.) $650

Where the money comes from

  • Local 64%
  • State 12%
  • Federal 24%

Total revenue $3.1 billiontotal spending $3.0 billion

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, School District Finance Survey (F-33), school year 2023-24. Day-to-day spending is NCES's current expenditures: it leaves out construction, equipment, debt and payments to charter or private schools. Per student is per fall enrollment of that year.

District details

Grades served

PK to 12

Locale (NCES)

City: LargeStudents: 95% city, 5% suburb, 1% rural

Total staff (FTE)

23,961

District office

4400 W 18TH ST, Houston TX 77092

County

Harris County

Official website

NCES District ID

4823640

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About HOUSTON ISD

Description provided by the district or community — not part of the NCES dataset.

The Houston Independent School District (HISD) is the largest public school system in Texas and the seventh largest in the United States. Its schools are dedicated to giving every student the best possible education through an intensive core curriculum and specialized, challenging instructional and career programs. HISD is working hard to become Houstonians’ K-12 school system of choice, constantly improving and refining instruction and management to make them as effective, productive, and economical as possible. Students are encouraged to challenge themselves in rigorous academic courses designed to prepare them for college and meaningful careers. Recent data shows the number of HISD students earning college credit on Advanced Placement exams and posting top scores on the SAT college entrance exam has never been higher. In addition, the district's graduation rate is at an all-time high, and the dropout rate is at an all-time low.
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