Alief ISD
A public school district in Houston, Texas, with 46 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 38,610
- Students enrolled
- 2,841.7
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 5,956.4
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $13,388
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 38,610 in 2024–25
- Ranks 143rd of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 30th of 1,211 in Texas. Larger than 99% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $13,388 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 29% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
Alief ISD spent $13,388 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,178 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics — School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal year 2005 onwards
The figures behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $13,388 | $539.9 million | 40,329 |
| FY2022 | $13,241 | $538.4 million | 40,664 |
| FY2021 | $11,913 | $497.1 million | 41,724 |
| FY2020 | $11,464 | $519.3 million | 45,300 |
| FY2019 | $10,739 | $487.9 million | 45,436 |
| FY2018 | $10,228 | $473.2 million | 46,263 |
| FY2017 | $10,229 | $474.4 million | 46,376 |
| FY2016 | $9,682 | $457.6 million | 47,265 |
| FY2015 | $9,352 | $441.4 million | 47,202 |
| FY2014 | $8,880 | $410.8 million | 46,258 |
| FY2013 | $8,627 | $395.0 million | 45,783 |
| FY2012 | $8,434 | $383.0 million | 45,410 |
| FY2011 | $8,861 | $405.6 million | 45,768 |
| FY2010 | $8,865 | $403.8 million | 45,553 |
| FY2009 | $8,297 | $375.3 million | 45,230 |
| FY2008 | $8,069 | $364.6 million | 45,183 |
| FY2007 | $7,637 | $349.0 million | 45,696 |
| FY2006 | $7,338 | $349.2 million | 47,595 |
| FY2005 | $7,178 | $327.1 million | 45,571 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $138.4 million | 22.5% |
| State | $240.6 million | 39.1% |
| Local | $237.0 million | 38.5% |
| Total | $616.0 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
46 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
The district’s entry
- Name as NCES lists it
- ALIEF ISD
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not a charter district
- Grades
- Pre-kindergarten to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 4807830
Elsewhere
- Public schools in Texas — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in Texas — A to Z, each with its page.
- Texas on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2023
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2023.
Data retrieved