Regular local school district · Harris County
Houston ISD, TX: schools, enrollment and spending
Houston ISD runs 274 public schools with 176,727 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 16.1 students per teacher is 1.0 higher than the Texas figure of 15.1.Listed in NCES data as "HOUSTON ISD".
At a glance
- Schools
- 274
- Students
- 176,727
- Teachers (FTE)
- 10,959
- Students per teacher
- 16.1
- TX: 15.1 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 4400 W 18th St, Houston, TX 77092
- Phone
- (713)556-6005
- County
- Harris County
- Locale
- City: Large
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 4823640
- State district ID
- TX-101912
- Total staff (FTE)
- 23,960
- School counselors (FTE)
- 346.0About 511 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 1,243.0
- Charter schools
- 7
Students per teacher compared
This district16.1
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 (196,943), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $2.62 billion
- Federal revenue
- $335.5 million
- State revenue
- $299.9 million
- Local revenue
- $1.99 billion
- Total spending
- $2.62 billion
- Spending per pupil
- $13,304
- Salaries
- $1.28 billion48.7% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $2.62 billion
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 12.8%
- State: 11.4%
- Local: 75.8%
Texas overall
- Federal: 12.6%
- State: 36.9%
- Local: 50.5%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$13,304
Texas$14,396
United States$16,826
Schools in Houston ISD
By level: 47 high, 42 middle, 179 elementary, 4 other, 2 prekindergarten. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Alcott ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 202 | 11.9 |
| Almeda ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 707 | 15.4 |
| Anderson ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 585 | 15.8 |
| Arabic Immersion Magnet SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 8 | 609 | 25.4 |
| Ashford ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 582 | 14.9 |
| Askew ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 873 | 16.2 |
| Atherton ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 450 | 14.5 |
| Attucks MiddleCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 392 | 13.1 |
| Austin High SchoolCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 1,181 | 13.7 |
| Barrick ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 433 | 17.3 |
| Bastian ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 633 | 19.8 |
| Baylor College of Medicine Academy at RyanCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 306 | 12.8 |
| Baylor College of Medicine Biotech Academy at RuskCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 325 | 13.0 |
| Bell ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 539 | 14.2 |
| Bellaire High SchoolCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 3,216 | 19.3 |
| Bellfort Early Childhood CenterCEP school | Elementary | PK to K | 313 | 17.4 |
| Benavidez ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 782 | 15.0 |
| Benbrook ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 481 | 17.2 |
| Berry ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 745 | 15.9 |
| Black MiddleCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 1,364 | 19.8 |
| Blackshear ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 257 | 11.2 |
| Bonham ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 940 | 14.9 |
| Bonner ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 561 | 14.8 |
| Braeburn ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 853 | 17.4 |
| Briargrove ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 871 | 19.8 |
| Briarmeadow CharterCEP school | Elementary | PK to 8 | 591 | 17.4 |
| Briscoe ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 177 | 10.4 |
| Brookline ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 580 | 15.7 |
| Browning ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 348 | 12.9 |
| Bruce ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 285 | 14.2 |
| Burbank ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 736 | 16.0 |
| Burbank MiddleCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 1,412 | 17.9 |
| Burnet ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | K to 5 | 324 | 19.1 |
| Burrus ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 198 | 12.4 |
| Bush ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 703 | 18.0 |
| Cage ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 319 | 12.8 |
| Carnegie Vanguard High SchoolCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 855 | 23.1 |
| Carrillo ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 346 | 19.2 |
| Challenge Early College High SchoolCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 485 | 19.4 |
| Chavez High SchoolCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 1,857 | 16.0 |
| Clifton MiddleCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 363 | 14.5 |
| Codwell ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 342 | 14.9 |
| Community Services-SecCEP school | Other | K to 12 | 83 | 2.0 |
| Condit ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 730 | 16.6 |
| Cook Jr ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 453 | 15.6 |
| Coop ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 533 | 15.2 |
| Cornelius ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 763 | 17.7 |
| Crespo ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 526 | 16.4 |
| Crockett ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 482 | 15.1 |
| Cullen MiddleCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 310 | 11.1 |
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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.