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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 Simonton.
PK–533 elementary schoolsLamar Consolidated Independent School District
6–86 middle schoolsLamar Consolidated Independent School District
9–127 high schoolsLamar Consolidated 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.