Houston ISD
A public school district in Houston, Texas, with 274 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 176,727
- Students enrolled
- 10,959.9
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 23,960.8
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $13,072
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 176,727 in 2024–25
- Ranks 12th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 1st 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: $13,072 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 26% 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
Houston ISD spent $13,072 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,168 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 | $13,072 | $2.5 billion | 189,934 |
| FY2022 | $12,031 | $2.3 billion | 194,607 |
| FY2021 | $10,446 | $2.1 billion | 196,943 |
| FY2020 | $10,283 | $2.2 billion | 210,061 |
| FY2019 | $9,916 | $2.1 billion | 209,772 |
| FY2018 | $9,505 | $2.0 billion | 214,175 |
| FY2017 | $9,716 | $2.1 billion | 216,106 |
| FY2016 | $9,633 | $2.1 billion | 215,627 |
| FY2015 | $8,346 | $1.8 billion | 215,225 |
| FY2014 | $8,451 | $1.8 billion | 211,552 |
| FY2013 | $8,295 | $1.7 billion | 203,354 |
| FY2012 | $9,232 | $1.9 billion | 203,066 |
| FY2011 | $8,984 | $1.8 billion | 204,245 |
| FY2010 | $9,152 | $1.9 billion | 202,773 |
| FY2009 | $9,167 | $1.8 billion | 200,225 |
| FY2008 | $8,604 | $1.7 billion | 199,534 |
| FY2007 | $7,994 | $1.6 billion | 202,936 |
| FY2006 | $7,472 | $1.6 billion | 210,292 |
| FY2005 | $7,168 | $1.5 billion | 208,945 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $800.9 million | 26.2% |
| State | $213.9 million | 7.0% |
| Local | $2.0 billion | 66.8% |
| Total | $3.1 billion |
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
274 operational schools, A to Z, 100 to a page: page 1 of 3.
2 more columns on a wider screen
The district’s entry
- Name as NCES lists it
- HOUSTON 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
- 4823640
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