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Katy Independent School District
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns
Serves Fulshear and Katy, and parts of Houston.
Students
96,111
Schools
81
Spent per student
$11,756
TX $12,815
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
43%
Debt
$2,389.8M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Katy Independent School District
- School Grade A: better than 88% of Texas districts
- Math proficiency 25 pts above the state
- Spends 8% less per student than the TX average
- 14 students per teacher
- Enrollment up 14.2% since 2020
- Debt of $2,389.8M, about $24,865 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Bacliff.
PK–3Kenneth E Little ElDickinson Independent School District
6–813 middle schoolsClear Creek Independent School District
9–127 high schoolsDickinson Independent School District
Test scores vs. TX
2020–21Math proficiency61%
State average 36.5%
Graduation rate (4-year)94%
State average 90.2%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$11,756 per student · 8% below TX
Spending
Classroom instruction 65%Support & administration 31%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 49%State 44%Federal 7%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
84,176’20
88,368’21
92,667’22
94,785’23
96,111’24
Up 14.2% since 2020.
Students
Hispanic 36%White 25%Asian 18%Black 15%Two or more races 5%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
81 public schools.
Robertson El
1,508 students15:1
Jenks El
A+1,356 students13:1
Woodcreek El
A+1,301 students15:1
Hazel S Pattison El
A+1,265 students15:1
Russell & Cindi Faldyn El
1,263 students14:1
Bryant El
A−1,194 students14:1
David & Terri Youngblood El
1,186 students14:1
Campbell El
A+1,173 students13:1
Jean & Betty Schmalz El
B−1,172 students12:1
Franz El
B−1,115 students13:1
Tom Wilson El
A+1,058 students13:1
Ray and Jamie Wolman El
A+1,054 students14:1
Leonard El
B1,051 students13:1
McElwain El
B1,039 students14:1
Roberta Wright Rylander El
A1,034 students13:1
Robert King El
B+1,011 students13:1
James E Randolph El
A+995 students14:1
West Memorial El
B−970 students12:1
Morton Ranch El
B969 students12:1
Odessa Kilpatrick El
A+968 students13:1
Roosevelt Alexander El
A+968 students14:1
Bethke El
A−964 students13:1
Edna Mae Fielder El
A945 students13:1
Fred and Patti Shafer El
A+935 students13:1
Keiko Davidson El
A922 students12:1
James E Williams El
A868 students12:1
Joella Exley El
A868 students13:1
McRoberts El
B−864 students12:1
Nottingham Country El
A836 students13:1
Stanley C Stanley El
A+835 students14:1
Mayde Creek El
B−816 students13:1
Sue Creech El
A804 students13:1
Zelma Hutsell El
B−804 students12:1
Bonnie Holland El
A+784 students13:1
Griffin El
A+782 students14:1
Diane Winborn El
B+728 students12:1
Sundown El
B−720 students11:1
Memorial Parkway El
B+714 students10:1
Jack & Sharon Rhoads El
B703 students12:1
Katy El
A699 students14:1
Loraine T Golbow El
B640 students12:1
Bear Creek El
C631 students11:1
Ursula Stephens El
B578 students10:1
Jeanette Hayes El
A515 students11:1
Cimarron El
B495 students10:1
Maurice L Wolfe El
B412 students12:1
Adams J H
A+1,963 students17:1
Beckendorff J H
A+1,674 students17:1
Seven Lakes J H
A+1,571 students16:1
Woodcreek J H
A+1,566 students17:1
Tays J H
A+1,462 students17:1
Cinco Ranch J H
A+1,455 students15:1
Rodger & Ellen Beck J H
A+1,239 students15:1
Mayde Creek J H
B+1,214 students13:1
Haskett J H
1,208 students14:1
Morton Ranch J H
B1,205 students12:1
Katy J H
A−1,155 students14:1
Garland McMeans J H
A+1,133 students16:1
Stockdick J H
B+1,103 students14:1
T H McDonald J H
B+966 students13:1
Nelson J H
904 students15:1
West Memorial J H
B+897 students13:1
Cardiff J H
B−803 students11:1
Memorial Parkway J H
A766 students12:1
Harris Co SCH for Accelerated LRN
1 students
Freeman H S
778 students12:1
Fort Bend Co Alter
1 students
Seven Lakes H S
A+3,773 students18:1
Cinco Ranch H S
A+3,740 students17:1
Katy H S
A3,543 students15:1
Paetow H S
A−3,447 students15:1
Taylor H S
A+3,384 students16:1
Jordan H S
A+3,330 students17:1
Tompkins H S
A+3,155 students17:1
Mayde Creek H S
B+3,036 students14:1
Morton Ranch H S
B+2,944 students14:1
Opport Awareness CTR
D−170 students4:1
Arthur Miller Career Center
0 students0:1
Project Tyke
13 students1:1
New El #47
0 students
New El #48
0 students
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
Clear Creek Independent School DistrictFriendswood, Nassau Bay, Webster
$10,905per student
Fort Bend Independent School DistrictMeadows Place, Missouri City, Sugar Land
$11,182per student
Pasadena Independent School DistrictPasadena, South Houston
$13,798per student
Pearland Independent School DistrictBrookside Village, Pearland
$10,257per student
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.