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Houston Independent School District

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About this district

Houston Independent School District is a public school district in Texas. They serve 206,052 students across 284 schools, and its teachers have had 17,385 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

  • 284
    Schools
  • 206,052
    Students
  • 11,834
    Teachers

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Houston Independent School District Demographics

88%
of students receive free or reduced price lunch Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more
Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
88%
of students are Black, Latino, Native American, or Asian Data about school demographics comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. The numbers in this chart may not add up to 100% because of limitations in the available data.

Schools in districts that mainly serve students of color receive substantially less state and local support than similar districts that serve primarily White students. Learn more about this gap, why it exists, and how you can help close it.

Houston Independent School District Funding Data from the NCES School District Finance Survey

Houston Independent School District had a total revenue of $2.7 billion in the 2016-17 school year. 77.6% came from local sources, 9.5% from state sources, and 12.9% from federal sources.

Houston Independent School District had a per-pupil revenue of $13,000 per pupil in the 2016-17 school year. 77.6% came from local sources, 9.5% from state sources, and 12.9% from federal sources.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics

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Houston Independent School District Support on DonorsChoose Last updated Nov 16, 2024

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Houston Independent School District

$11.7 million
raised using DonorsChoose
17,385
projects funded
5,449
teachers funded
32,765
donors
1,324
projects for basic supplies
3,962
projects for technology
1,934
projects for books
614
projects for art supplies

Houston Independent School District has received support from 21,591 individuals from Texas and 11,174 individuals out-of-state.

Houston Independent School District Schools

A.A. Milne Elementary School A.G. Hilliard Elementary School Alcott Elementary School Almeda Elementary School Anderson Elementary School Arabic Immersion Magnet School Ashford Elementary School Atherton Elementary School Attucks Middle School Austin High School Elmore Elementary School B.T. Washington High School Barbara Bush Elementary School Barrick Elementary School Bastian Elementary School Baylor College of Medicine Academy Baylor College of Medicine Biotech Academy at Rusk Bellaire High School Bellfort Early Childhood Center Benavidez Elementary School Benbrook Elementary School Berry Elementary School Billy Reagan K-8 Education Center Black Middle School Blackshear Elementary School Blanche K Bruce Elementary School Bonner Elementary School Braeburn Elementary School Briargrove Elementary School Briarmeadow Charter School Briscoe Elementary School Brookline Elementary School Browning Elementary School Burbank Elementary School Burbank Middle School Burnet Elementary School Burrus Elementary School Cage Charter Elementary School Carnegie Vanguard High School Carrillo Elementary School Challenge Early College High School Chavez High School Clemente Martinez Elementary School Community Services School Condit Elementary School Cook Junior Elementary School Coop Elementary School Cornelius Elementary School Sherman Elementary School Crespo Elementary School Crockett Charter Elementary School Cullen Middle School Cunningham Elementary School Daep Elementary School Davila Elementary School Northside High School De Chaumes Elementary School De Zavala Elementary School Deady Middle School DeAnda Elementary School Michael E Debakey High School for Health Professions Dogan Elementary School Lawson Middle School Durham Elementary School Durkee Elementary School Lyons Elementary School East Early College High School Eastwood Academy Edison Middle School Eleanor Tinsley Elementary School Eliot Elementary School Elrod Elementary School Emerson Elementary School South Early College High School Energized for Excellence ECC Energized for Excellence Elementary School Energized for Excellence Academy Middle School Energized for STEM Academy High School Energized for STEM Academy High School Energized for STEM Academy Middle School Energy Institute High School Farias Early Childhood Center Field Elementary School Fleming Middle School Fondren Elementary School Fondren Middle School Fonville Middle School Fonwood Early Childhood Center Forest Brook Middle School Foerster Elementary School Foster Elementary School Franklin Elementary School Frost Elementary School Furr High School Gallegos Elementary School Garden Oaks Montessori Garden Villas Elementary School Sanchez Elementary School Golfcrest Elementary School Tanglewood Middle School Gregg Elementary School Gregory - Lincoln Education Center Grissom Elementary School Halpin Early Childhood Learning Center Hamilton Middle School Harper Daep School Hartman Middle School Hartsfield Elementary School Harvard Elementary School HCC Life Skills Helms Elementary School Herod Elementary School Herrera Elementary School High School Ahead Academy Middle School Highland Heights Elementary School Hogg Middle School Holland Middle School Horn Elementary School Houston Academy International Studies McGowen Elementary School Inspired for Excellence Academy J Henderson Elementary School J.R. Harris Elementary School Navarro Middle School James Butler Bonham Elementary School James Deanda Elementary School James R Reynolds Elementary School Janowski Elementary School Jean Hines - Caldwell Elementary School Jefferson Elementary School Gross Elementary School Jewel Askew Elementary School Jjaep School Joe E Moreno Elementary School Codwell Elementary School Meyerland Perf - Visual Arts Middle School Jones Futures Academy Barbara Jordan High School for Careers Juan N Seguin Elementary School Judson Robinson Elementary School Kashmere Gardens Elementary School Kashmere High School Bell Elementary School Kelso Elementary School Kennedy Elementary School Ketelsen Elementary School Key Middle School Kolter Elementary School L.L. Pugh Elementary School Lamar High School Lanier Middle School Lantrip Elementary School Las Americas Newcomer Middle School Law Elementary School High School for Law & Justice Margaret Long Wisdom High School Lewis Elementary School Liberty High School Lockhart Elementary School Long Academy Longfellow Elementary School Looscan Elementary School Louie Welch Middle School Love Elementary School Lovett Elementary School M.C. Williams Middle School Mabel B Wesley Elementary School Garcia Elementary School MacGregor Elementary School Mading Elementary School Madison High School Mandarin Immersion Magnet School Mark White Elementary School Marshall Middle Academy Fine Arts McNamara Elementary School McReynolds Middle School Memorial Elementary School Middle College High School at HCC Fraga Middle College High School at HCC Gulfton Charles H Milby High School Mistral Early Childhood Center Mitchell Elementary School King Early Childhood Center Montgomery Elementary School Mount Carmel Academy N.Q. Henderson Elementary School Neff Early Learning Center Neff Elementary School New Orleans West College Prep Laurenzo ECC North Forest High School 9th Grade Center North Forest High School North Houston Early College High School Northline Elementary School Oak Forest Elementary School Oates Elementary School On - Time Grad Academy Ortiz Middle School Osborne Elementary School Paige Elementary School Park Place Elementary School Parker Elementary School Patrick Henry Middle School Patterson Elementary School Paul Revere Middle School Peck Elementary School Kinder High School for the Performing and Visual Arts Pershing Middle School Petersen Elementary School Pilgrim Academy Pin Oak Middle School Piney Point Elementary School Pleasantville Elementary School Poe Elementary School Port Houston Elementary School Project Chrysalis Middle School R.L. Isaacs Elementary School R.P. Harris Elementary School Raul C Martinez Elementary School Ray Daily Elementary School Heights High School The Rice School River Oaks Elementary School Roberts Elementary School Roosevelt Elementary School Ross Elementary School Ruby Sue Clifton Middle School Ruby Thompson Elementary School Rucker Elementary School Biotech Academy - Rusk S.C. Red Elementary School Sam Houston Math Science Technical High School Sanchez Charter School - North Scarborough Elementary School Scarborough High School School at St George Place Scroggins Elementary School Daep Secondary School Shadowbriar Elementary School Shadydale Elementary School Sharpstown High School Sharpstown International Academy Shearn Elementary School Sinclair Elementary School Smith Elementary School Southmayd Elementary School Sterling Aviation High School Stevens Elementary School Sugar Grove Academy Sutton Elementary School Sylvan Rodriguez Elementary School T.H. Rogers School Texas Connections Academy Thomas Middle School Marshall Elementary School Tijerina Elementary School Travis Elementary School Tsu Charter Laboratory School Mark Twain Elementary School Valley West Elementary School W.I. Stevenson Middle School W.P. Hobby Elementary School Wainwright Elementary School Walnut Bend Elementary School Waltrip High School West Briar Middle School Westside High School West University Elementary School Westbury High School Wharton Dual Language Academy Wheatley High School Whidby Elementary School E White Elementary School Whittier Elementary School Ella J Baker Montessori School Windsor Village Elementary School Woodson PK-5 School Worthing High School Yates High School Young Elementary School Young Learners Elementary School Mickey Leland College Preparatory for Men Young Scholars Academy for Excellence Young Womens College Preparatory Academy
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