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Alief ISD, TX: schools, enrollment and spending

Alief ISD runs 46 public schools with 38,610 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 13.6 students per teacher is 1.5 lower than the Texas figure of 15.1.Listed in NCES data as "ALIEF ISD".

At a glance

Schools
46
Students
38,610
Teachers (FTE)
2,841
Students per teacher
13.6
TX: 15.1 · US: 15.3
Address
4250 Cook Rd, Houston, TX 77072
Phone
(281)498-8110
County
Harris County
Locale
City: Large
Grades offered
PK to 12
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
4807830
State district ID
TX-101903
Total staff (FTE)
5,956
School counselors (FTE)
122.0About 316 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
156.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district13.6
Texas15.1
United States15.3

2020 finance data

From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (41,724), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$559.8 million
Federal revenue
$106.1 million
State revenue
$244.6 million
Local revenue
$209.1 million
Total spending
$558.7 million
Spending per pupil
$13,390
Salaries
$349.7 million62.6% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$338.3 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 19.0%
  • State: 43.7%
  • Local: 37.4%

Texas overall

  • Federal: 12.6%
  • State: 36.9%
  • Local: 50.5%

Spending per pupil compared

This district$13,390
Texas$14,396
United States$16,826

Schools in Alief ISD

By level: 7 high, 12 middle, 25 elementary, 2 prekindergarten. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Albright MiddleMiddle7 to 894513.5
Alexander ElementaryElementaryPK to 460910.9
Alief Early College High SchoolHigh9 to 1240218.3
Alief ISD J J a E PHigh7 to 1218
Alief Learning Ctr (6-12)High6 to 121403.3
Alief Learning Ctr (K-6)Elementary3 to 562.0
Alief MiddleMiddle6 to 882114.2
Best ElementaryElementaryK to 465513.6
Boone ElementaryElementaryK to 451110.9
Budewig IntermediateMiddle5 to 61,05413.7
Bush ElementaryElementaryPK to 478013.9
Chambers ElementaryElementaryPK to 455911.6
Chancellor ElementaryElementaryPK to 570712.2
Collins ElementaryElementaryPK to 578813.4
Cummings ElementaryElementaryPK to 451311.2
Dedre' & Ella Jefferson Early Learning CenterPrekindergartenPK38814.4
Elsik High SchoolHigh9 to 124,05717.8
Hastings High SchoolHigh9 to 123,78614.1
Hearne ElementaryElementaryPK to 467512.3
Heflin ElementaryElementaryK to 450110.9
Hicks ElementaryElementaryPK to 464511.5
Holmquist ElementaryElementaryPK to 478213.0
Holub MiddleMiddle7 to 868613.2
Horn ElementaryElementaryPK to 467512.3
Kennedy ElementaryElementaryPK to 451011.9
Kerr High SchoolHigh9 to 1280721.8
Killough MiddleMiddle7 to 876314.4
Klentzman IntermediateMiddle5 to 683314.6
Landis ElementaryElementaryK to 454511.8
Liestman ElementaryElementaryPK to 451410.3
Mahanay ElementaryElementaryPK to 449910.8
Maria del Carmen Martinez Early Learning CenterPrekindergartenPK33512.9
Martin ElementaryElementaryK to 465411.5
Mata IntermediateMiddle5 to 675313.9
Miller IntermediateMiddle5 to 679314.2
O'Donnell MiddleMiddle7 to 81,21415.2
Olle MiddleMiddle7 to 81,02514.9
Outley ElementaryElementaryPK to 486314.6
Owens IntermediateMiddle5 to 680916.9
Petrosky ElementaryElementaryPK to 451511.0
Rees ElementaryElementaryPK to 452610.3
Smith ElementaryElementaryPK to 465012.5
Sneed ElementaryElementaryPK to 492213.6
Taylor High SchoolHigh9 to 122,83816.6
Youens ElementaryElementaryPK to 567511.6
Youngblood IntermediateMiddle5 to 686415.7

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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.