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Public schools in Texas

Texas has 9,192 open public schools run by 1,243 districts and other education agencies, enrolling 5,545,640 students. Schools average 15.1 students per teacher, compared with 15.3 nationally.

State totals

Districts
1,243
Schools
9,192
Students
5,545,640
Teachers (FTE)
365,035
Students per teacher
15.1
US: 15.3
Charter schools
1,056
Total spending
$78.0 billion
2020 finance data
Spending per pupil
$14,396
2020 finance data. US: $16,826

In the 2020 finance data, districts in Texas spent $14,396 per pupil, which is below the US figure of $16,826. Dollars are nominal and not adjusted for regional costs or inflation.

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School districts in Texas

All 1,243 districts and agencies, largest first. Filter by name or city, or sort any column.
Houston ISDHouston274176,72716.1$13,304
Dallas ISDDallas239139,80214.9$16,695
Cypress-Fairbanks ISDCypress94117,92715.4$13,772
Northside ISDSan Antonio128100,20814.2$13,035
Katy ISDKaty7996,11113.9$12,931
Fort Bend ISDSugar Land8379,66316.0$15,190
IDEA Public SchoolsWeslaco12579,43018.4$10,499
Conroe ISDConroe6772,91415.3$12,788
Austin ISDAustin12372,27214.0$26,732
Fort Worth ISDFort Worth13770,40514.9$16,504
Frisco ISDFrisco7765,28914.6$13,828
North East ISDSan Antonio7556,42014.2$11,798
Aldine ISDHouston8056,41914.4$12,935
Arlington ISDArlington7453,33913.8$13,733
Klein ISDKlein5352,43714.7$11,715
Garland ISDGarland6951,02115.0$11,347
Humble ISDHumble5148,50214.9$15,721
El Paso ISDEl Paso7748,11814.5$17,317
Lewisville ISDLewisville6247,87613.5$16,562
Round Rock ISDRound Rock5946,95414.6$15,114
Lamar CISDRosenberg5046,78618.2$15,972
Socorro ISDEl Paso5246,66816.5$14,857
Plano ISDPlano7746,61213.7$15,817
Pasadena ISDPasadena6746,49113.0$12,940
San Antonio ISDSan Antonio8644,04715.0$17,559
Killeen ISDKilleen5742,88315.8$14,446
Leander ISDLeander5042,60813.7$13,803
United ISDLaredo5140,74215.8$12,281
Clear Creek ISDLeague City4639,68416.1$13,265
Alief ISDHouston4638,61013.6$13,390
Mesquite ISDMesquite5137,93013.7$11,511
Richardson ISDRichardson5136,97113.9$13,240
Brownsville ISDBrownsville5236,14014.9$12,806
Mansfield ISDMansfield4735,35414.9$12,467
Ysleta ISDEl Paso5034,06214.6$14,664
Ector County ISDOdessa4433,66319.5$11,232
Spring ISDHouston4133,59017.1$13,792
Edinburg CISDEdinburg4633,34314.7$12,576
Denton ISDDenton4633,32913.8$21,227
Corpus Christi ISDCorpus Christi5433,10316.0$13,681
KIPP Texas Public SchoolsHouston5432,77119.2$10,417
Spring Branch ISDHouston4632,66815.1$21,380
Northwest ISDJustin3732,09815.3$16,479
Keller ISDKeller4232,04215.2$14,293
Prosper ISDProsper3031,65114.7$16,934
Irving ISDIrving3630,76715.6$12,106
Alvin ISDAlvin3730,03815.2$15,171
Comal ISDNew Braunfels3729,83915.3$13,681
Midland ISDMidland4029,65120.8$18,191
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISDPharr4329,61314.3$13,551
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Texas district rankings

Ratio and spending lists include only districts with 1,000 or more students, so very small districts do not dominate. These are factual sorts, not quality ratings.

Largest districts

  1. 1.Houston ISD176,727
  2. 2.Dallas ISD139,802
  3. 3.Cypress-Fairbanks ISD117,927
  4. 4.Northside ISD100,208
  5. 5.Katy ISD96,111
  6. 6.Fort Bend ISD79,663
  7. 7.IDEA Public Schools79,430
  8. 8.Conroe ISD72,914
  9. 9.Austin ISD72,272
  10. 10.Fort Worth ISD70,405

Lowest student-teacher ratio

  1. 1.New Boston ISD10.0
  2. 2.Yoakum ISD10.1
  3. 3.Cotulla ISD10.1
  4. 4.Wall ISD10.2
  5. 5.Redwater ISD10.4
  6. 6.Merkel ISD10.6
  7. 7.Roosevelt ISD10.9
  8. 8.Hughes Springs ISD11.0
  9. 9.Nixon-Smiley CISD11.0
  10. 10.Early ISD11.1

Highest student-teacher ratio

  1. 1.Roscoe Collegiate ISD240.3
  2. 2.Southwest Public Schools103.7
  3. 3.Fort Stockton ISD84.8
  4. 4.Hallsville ISD61.7
  5. 5.University of Texas at Austin High School37.7
  6. 6.Huntsville ISD34.9
  7. 7.Texans Can Academies29.5
  8. 8.Winfree Academy Charter Schools28.2
  9. 9.Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen)26.3
  10. 10.Hitchcock ISD24.8

Highest spending per pupil (2020)

  1. 1.Pecos-Barstow-Toyah ISD$62,937
  2. 2.Cotulla ISD$55,998
  3. 3.Karnes City ISD$44,088
  4. 4.Stanton ISD$39,900
  5. 5.Blue Ridge ISD$39,042
  6. 6.Monahans-Wickett-Pyote ISD$38,710
  7. 7.Carrizo Springs CISD$37,630
  8. 8.Barbers Hill ISD$31,855
  9. 9.Highland Park ISD$31,807
  10. 10.Van Vleck ISD$30,545

Lowest spending per pupil (2020)

  1. 1.University of Texas at Austin High School$1,066
  2. 2.Leadership Prep School$6,461
  3. 3.Compass Academy Charter School$6,511
  4. 4.Houston Gateway Academy Inc$6,729
  5. 5.Universal Academy$7,366
  6. 6.Imagine International Academy of North Texas$7,450
  7. 7.Ume Preparatory Academy$7,519
  8. 8.Orenda Charter School$7,583
  9. 9.Cumberland Academy$7,711
  10. 10.Winfree Academy Charter Schools$7,712

Most charter schools

  1. 1.IDEA Public Schools125
  2. 2.KIPP Texas Public Schools54
  3. 3.Premier High Schools48
  4. 4.Uplift Education45
  5. 5.International Leadership of Texas (Iltexas)44
  6. 6.Texas College Preparatory Academies40
  7. 7.San Antonio ISD26
  8. 8.YES Prep Public Schools Inc24
  9. 9.Texas Works23
  10. 10.University of Texas University Charter School19

Schools by level

1,959 high schools, 1,742 middle schools and 4,751 elementary schools. The largest of each are listed below; use search or a district page for the rest.

High schools 1,959

  1. Conroe High School Conroe, 5,252 students
  2. Allen High School Allen, 5,206 students
  3. The Woodlands High School The Woodlands, 4,444 students
  4. Duncanville High School Duncanville, 4,399 students
  5. North Shore Senior High Houston, 4,284 students
  6. Permian High School Odessa, 4,138 students
  7. Coppell High School Coppell, 4,068 students
  8. Deer Park High School Deer Park, 4,057 students
  9. Elsik High School Houston, 4,057 students
  10. Lewisville High School Lewisville, 4,001 students
  11. Summer Creek High School Houston, 3,972 students
  12. Klein Cain High School Klein, 3,922 students
  13. Skyline High School Dallas, 3,837 students
  14. Grand Oaks High School Spring, 3,836 students
  15. Round Rock High School Round Rock, 3,824 students

Middle schools 1,742

  1. Dean Leaman Jh Fulshear, 2,888 students
  2. McCullough J H The Woodlands, 2,195 students
  3. Texas Online Preparatory Middle Huntsville, 2,050 students
  4. York J H Spring, 2,009 students
  5. Briscoe Jh Richmond, 2,003 students
  6. Adams J H Fulshear, 1,963 students
  7. Reynolds Middle Prosper, 1,762 students
  8. Ronald Thornton Middle Missouri City, 1,760 students
  9. Melissa Middle Melissa, 1,741 students
  10. William Rushing Middle Prosper, 1,691 students
  11. Beckendorff J H Katy, 1,674 students
  12. Lorene Rogers Middle Prosper, 1,633 students
  13. Bernal Middle San Antonio, 1,617 students
  14. Reading Jh Richmond, 1,603 students
  15. Seven Lakes J H Katy, 1,571 students

Elementary schools 4,751

  1. Lone Star Online Academy Roscoe, 11,686 students
  2. Eschool Prep Academy Fort Stockton, 5,650 students
  3. Trinity Basin Preparatory - Fort Worth Fort Worth, 2,020 students
  4. Trinity Basin Preparatory - Dallas Dallas, 1,873 students
  5. Robertson Elementary Katy, 1,508 students
  6. Harmony School of Excellence - Sugar Land Sugar Land, 1,471 students
  7. Suchma Elementary Conroe, 1,428 students
  8. McGown Elementary Cypress, 1,408 students
  9. Don Haskins PK-8 El Paso, 1,405 students
  10. Jenks Elementary Katy, 1,356 students
  11. Harmony Science Academy-Katy Katy, 1,347 students
  12. Woodcreek Elementary Katy, 1,301 students
  13. Piney Point Elementary Houston, 1,286 students
  14. Blazier Elementary Austin, 1,275 students
  15. Hazel S Pattison Elementary Katy, 1,265 students

Cities with the most public schools

Neighbouring states

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.