School district · Texas

Pearland ISD

Pearland ISD in Texas: 24 public schools with 20,862 students and 16.2 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $10,257 per student in FY2024.

Schools
24
Students
20,862
Students per teacher
16.2
TX 14.9 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$10,257
TX $12.7K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
1,285
Counselors (FTE)
53.0
Students per counselor
394
TX 387 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
24.6
Librarians (FTE): 21.0

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Texas's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Texas: 54%

73%proficient

+0.8 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 93% of school districts in Texas

Median 51% · 1,182 school districts compared

9,174 students tested, grades 3–8 · STAAR - English; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Texas: 42%

61%proficient

+1.5 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 92% of school districts in Texas

Median 38% · 1,182 school districts compared

8,458 students tested, grades 3–8 · STAAR - English; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$7.5K15
$7.9K16
$8.2K17
$8.7K18
$8.7K19
$8.8K20
$9.8K21
$9.9K22
$9.8K23
$10.3K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
5.3% · $14.9M
State
49% · $138M
Local
45% · $126.6M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$5,927
Support services
$3,838
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$14.5M
Long-term debt
$358.8M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 11Middle schools: 8High schools: 5
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K–474115.669%65%
Pre-K–454914.267%47%
Pre-K–461415.568%63%
Pre-K–481614.863%53%
Pre-K–471413.856%53%
Pre-K–470315.777%66%
Pre-K–454114.062%54%
Pre-K–464515.668%60%
Pre-K–451215.374%70%
Pre-K–470417.882%86%
Pre-K–469116.675%75%
5–676516.876%71%
7–882717.681%60%
5–687817.080%70%
7–880117.174%50%
7–876415.364%46%
7–894117.676%53%
5–672117.379%75%
5–672813.864%45%
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Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Address
1928 N Main, Pearland, TX 77581
Phone
(281)485-3203
Website