Houston Republic

Pasadena Independent School District, with its main office in Houston, had a total enrollment of 48,650 students during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Education in Texas is often a hot button issue, especially as test scores lag behind other states.

“The problems commonly cited are flaws in the school financing system, relatively low teacher salary, poor test performance by students…dropouts from traditional schools in favor of charter schools…gun violence, and mental health issues,” claimed the Texas Almanac.

Rank	District	Total Enrollment
1	Houston ISD	189,290
2	Dallas ISD	141,042
3	Cypress-Fairbanks ISD	117,686
4	Northside ISD	102,169
5	Katy ISD	92,431
6	Fort Bend ISD	79,482
7	Idea Public Schools	74,217
8	Austin ISD	73,198
9	Fort Worth ISD	72,637
10	Conroe ISD	70,264
11	Frisco ISD	66,780
12	Aldine ISD	59,960
13	North East ISD	58,745
14	Arlington ISD	56,101
15	Klein ISD	53,558
16	Garland ISD	52,677
17	El Paso ISD	49,949
18	Lewisville ISD	48,966
19	Plano ISD	48,752
20	Pasadena ISD	48,650
21	Humble ISD	48,525
22	Socorro ISD	47,741
23	Round Rock ISD	46,349
24	San Antonio ISD	45,212
25	Killeen ISD	43,893
26	Lamar CISD	42,364
27	Leander ISD	42,320
28	United ISD	41,302
29	Clear Creek ISD	40,469
30	Alief ISD	40,301
31	Mesquite ISD	38,343
32	Brownsville ISD	37,854
33	Richardson ISD	37,154
34	Ysleta ISD	36,121
35	Mansfield ISD	35,661
36	Spring ISD	34,076
37	Keller ISD	34,012
38	Edinburg CISD	33,867
39	Spring Branch ISD	33,577
40	Corpus Christi ISD	33,319
41	Ector County ISD	33,268
42	Kipp Texas Public Schools	33,060
43	Denton ISD	32,440
44	Irving ISD	31,730
45	Amarillo ISD	30,225
46	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD	29,928
47	Northwest ISD	29,147
48	Alvin ISD	29,100
49	Comal ISD	28,393
50	Midland ISD	27,728
51	Grand Prairie ISD	26,900
52	Judson ISD	25,818
53	Pflugerville ISD	25,419
54	Lubbock ISD	25,122
55	Prosper ISD	24,897
56	La Joya ISD	24,800
57	Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD	24,699
58	Goose Creek CISD	24,316
59	Mckinney ISD	23,174
60	Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD	23,119
61	Uplift Education	23,082
62	Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD	22,865
63	Birdville ISD	22,581
64	Hays CISD	22,185
65	International Leadership of Texas (Iltexas)	22,139
66	Allen ISD	21,711
67	Galena Park ISD	21,366
68	Tomball ISD	21,335
69	Pearland ISD	21,167
70	Laredo ISD	20,880
71	Mcallen ISD	20,343
72	Hallsville ISD	19,796
73	Wylie ISD	18,776
74	New Caney ISD	18,315
75	Tyler ISD	18,307
76	Rockwall ISD	18,273
77	Harlingen CISD	17,023
78	Crowley ISD	16,712
79	Beaumont ISD	16,704
80	Weslaco ISD	16,478
81	Texas College Preparatory Academies	16,477
82	Yes Prep Public Schools Inc	16,364
83	Forney ISD	16,180
84	Bryan ISD	16,011
85	Schertz-Cibolo-U City ISD	15,519
86	Abilene ISD	15,092
87	Mission CISD	14,493
88	College Station ISD	14,406
89	Magnolia ISD	13,984
90	Eagle Pass ISD	13,903
91	Waco ISD	13,797
92	Grapevine-Colleyville ISD	13,733
93	Southwest ISD	13,724
94	Belton ISD	13,616
95	San Angelo ISD	13,529
96	Coppell ISD	13,343
97	Wichita Falls ISD	13,286
98	Victoria ISD	13,188
99	Donna ISD	13,157
100	Georgetown ISD	13,063
101	Burleson ISD	12,795
102	Bastrop ISD	12,449
103	Dickinson ISD	12,334
104	Deer Park ISD	12,233
105	Harlandale ISD	12,160
106	Duncanville ISD	11,907
107	Brazosport ISD	11,583
108	Cleveland ISD	11,543
109	Lake Travis ISD	11,358
110	Huntsville ISD	11,273
111	Frenship ISD	11,137
112	Del Valle ISD	11,059
113	Canyon ISD	11,012
114	Sheldon ISD	10,986
115	Midlothian ISD	10,957
116	Waxahachie ISD	10,778
117	Boerne ISD	10,707
118	East Central ISD	10,616
119	Los Fresnos CISD	10,536
120	Clint ISD	10,341
121	Harmony Science Acad (Waco)	10,242
122	Great Hearts Texas	9,970
123	San Felipe-Del Rio CISD	9,918
124	Montgomery ISD	9,729
125	Sharyland ISD	9,726
126	New Braunfels ISD	9,722
127	Rio Grande City CISD	9,638
128	Hutto ISD	9,598
129	Channelview ISD	9,513
130	San Benito CISD	9,348
131	Manor ISD	9,227
132	Waller ISD	8,818
133	Willis ISD	8,761
134	Midway ISD	8,713
135	Temple ISD	8,555
136	Royse City ISD	8,497
137	Carroll ISD	8,464
138	San Marcos CISD	8,430
139	Dripping Springs ISD	8,351
140	Little Elm ISD	8,298
141	Longview ISD	8,229
142	Weatherford ISD	8,226
143	Edgewood ISD	8,165
144	Copperas Cove ISD	8,035
145	Port Arthur ISD	7,988
146	Granbury ISD	7,942
147	South San Antonio ISD	7,871
148	Liberty Hill ISD	7,854
149	Princeton ISD	7,825
150	Texas City ISD	7,816
151	Aledo ISD	7,814
152	Medina Valley ISD	7,778
153	Lubbock-Cooper ISD	7,729
154	Eanes ISD	7,720
155	Sherman ISD	7,712
156	Barbers Hill ISD	7,318
157	Cleburne ISD	7,207
158	Seguin ISD	7,197
159	Texarkana ISD	7,179
160	Lufkin ISD	7,119
161	Premier High Schools	7,111
162	La Porte ISD	7,085
163	Azle ISD	7,065
164	Lancaster ISD	7,032
165	White Settlement ISD	6,943
166	Cedar Hill ISD	6,917
167	Angleton ISD	6,885
168	Harmony School of Excellence	6,731
169	Crosby ISD	6,705
170	Highland Park ISD	6,527
171	Red Oak ISD	6,485
172	Galveston ISD	6,477
173	Lockhart ISD	6,430
174	Desoto ISD	6,320
175	Jubilee Academies	6,192
176	Roscoe Collegiate ISD	6,191
177	Friendswood ISD	6,189
178	Ennis ISD	6,172
179	Canutillo ISD	6,054
180	Corsicana ISD	6,045
181	Crandall ISD	5,975
182	Southside ISD	5,963
183	Roma ISD	5,960
184	Vanguard Academy	5,950
185	Nacogdoches ISD	5,933
186	Joshua ISD	5,879
187	Dayton ISD	5,766
188	Flour Bluff ISD	5,706
189	School of Science and Technology Discovery	5,644
190	Melissa ISD	5,629
191	Life School	5,498
192	Greenville ISD	5,417
193	Harmony School of Science - Houston	5,405
194	Elgin ISD	5,389
194	Wylie ISD	5,389
196	Everman ISD	5,349
197	Port Neches-Groves ISD	5,222
198	Terrell ISD	5,203
199	Mount Pleasant ISD	5,173
200	Marshall ISD	5,047