Rice CISD
A public school district in Altair, Texas, with 7 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 1,306
- Students enrolled
- 87.8
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 190
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $13,757
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 1,306 in 2024–25
- Ranks 6,256th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 490th of 1,211 in Texas. Larger than 64% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $13,757 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 33% 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
Rice CISD spent $13,757 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $8,863 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 | $13,757 | $17.7 million | 1,286 |
| FY2022 | $12,682 | $16.2 million | 1,275 |
| FY2021 | $12,071 | $15.6 million | 1,289 |
| FY2020 | $12,486 | $16.7 million | 1,341 |
| FY2019 | $11,050 | $15.4 million | 1,392 |
| FY2018 | $10,531 | $14.3 million | 1,362 |
| FY2017 | $10,143 | $13.6 million | 1,338 |
| FY2016 | $10,050 | $13.3 million | 1,320 |
| FY2015 | $10,160 | $12.8 million | 1,259 |
| FY2014 | $9,266 | $11.7 million | 1,263 |
| FY2013 | $9,212 | $11.7 million | 1,271 |
| FY2012 | $9,249 | $11.8 million | 1,275 |
| FY2011 | $9,946 | $12.9 million | 1,295 |
| FY2010 | $10,221 | $13.5 million | 1,324 |
| FY2009 | $10,071 | $12.9 million | 1,279 |
| FY2008 | $10,466 | $13.4 million | 1,285 |
| FY2007 | $10,170 | $13.3 million | 1,311 |
| FY2006 | $9,370 | $12.8 million | 1,362 |
| FY2005 | $8,863 | $12.4 million | 1,397 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $3.7 million | 17.8% |
| State | $5.4 million | 26.0% |
| Local | $11.8 million | 56.2% |
| Total | $20.9 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
7 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Eagle Lake Intermediate | 166 |
| Eagle Lake Pri | 194 |
| Garwood Elementary | 120 |
| Rice Challenge Academy | 114 |
| Rice High School | 348 |
| Rice Junior High | 282 |
| Sheridan Elementary | 82 |
The district’s entry
- Name as NCES lists it
- RICE CISD
- 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
- 4836970
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