Regular local school district · Brazoria County
Pearland ISD, TX: schools, enrollment and spending
Pearland ISD runs 24 public schools with 20,862 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 16.2 students per teacher is 1.1 higher than the Texas figure of 15.1.Listed in NCES data as "PEARLAND ISD".
At a glance
- Schools
- 24
- Students
- 20,862
- Teachers (FTE)
- 1,284
- Students per teacher
- 16.2
- TX: 15.1 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 1928 N Main, Pearland, TX 77581
- Phone
- (281)485-3203
- County
- Brazoria County
- Locale
- Suburb: Large
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 4834440
- State district ID
- TX-020908
- Total staff (FTE)
- 2,577
- School counselors (FTE)
- 52.0About 401 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 74.0
Students per teacher compared
This district16.2
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 (21,067), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $250.5 million
- Federal revenue
- $29.6 million
- State revenue
- $102.0 million
- Local revenue
- $119.0 million
- Total spending
- $238.4 million
- Spending per pupil
- $11,317
- Salaries
- $147.1 million61.7% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $401.2 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 11.8%
- State: 40.7%
- Local: 47.5%
Texas overall
- Federal: 12.6%
- State: 36.9%
- Local: 50.5%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$11,317
Texas$14,396
United States$16,826
Schools in Pearland ISD
By level: 4 high, 8 middle, 11 elementary, 1 secondary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Alexander Middle | Middle | 5 to 6 | 765 | 17.0 |
| Barbara Cockrell Elementary | Elementary | PK to 4 | 741 | 15.8 |
| Berry Miller J H | Middle | 7 to 8 | 827 | 17.6 |
| Brazoria Co J J a E P | Secondary | 8 to 10 | 2 | |
| C J Harris Elementary | Elementary | PK to 4 | 549 | 14.4 |
| Challenger Elementary | Elementary | PK to 4 | 614 | 15.7 |
| E a Lawhon Elementary | Elementary | PK to 4 | 816 | 14.8 |
| Glenda Dawson High School | High | 9 to 12 | 2,569 | 17.6 |
| H C Carleston Elementary | Elementary | PK to 4 | 714 | 14.0 |
| Leon H Sablatura Middle | Middle | 5 to 6 | 878 | 17.2 |
| Magnolia Elementary | Elementary | PK to 4 | 703 | 16.0 |
| Massey Ranch Elementary | Elementary | PK to 4 | 541 | 14.2 |
| Pace Center | High | 10 to 12 | 96 | 6.0 |
| Pearland High School | High | 9 to 12 | 3,412 | 18.0 |
| Pearland J H East | Middle | 7 to 8 | 801 | 17.4 |
| Pearland J H South | Middle | 7 to 8 | 764 | 15.6 |
| Pearland J H West | Middle | 7 to 8 | 941 | 17.8 |
| Robert Turner College and Career High School | High | 9 to 12 | 1,128 | 17.6 |
| Rogers Middle | Middle | 5 to 6 | 721 | 17.6 |
| Rustic Oak Elementary | Elementary | PK to 4 | 645 | 15.7 |
| Sam Jamison Middle | Middle | 5 to 6 | 728 | 14.0 |
| Shadycrest Elementary | Elementary | PK to 4 | 512 | 15.5 |
| Silvercrest Elementary | Elementary | PK to 4 | 704 | 18.1 |
| Silverlake Elementary | Elementary | PK to 4 | 691 | 16.9 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Brazoria County
- Alvin ISD 30,038 students
- Brazosport ISD 11,169 students
- Angleton ISD 7,105 students
- Columbia-Brazoria ISD 2,871 students
- Sweeny ISD 1,919 students
- Danbury ISD 674 students
- Damon ISD 107 students
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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.