Teaching & learning
District profile / Texas
Alief ISD
38,610
Students
2024-25 school year
46
Schools
2024-25 school year
$11,913
Spending per student
FY2020-21 · 7% above the Texas median
13.6
Students per teacher
2024-25 · Texas median 14.4
Alief ISD is a public school district based in Houston, Texas, serving 38,610 students in 46 schools. By enrollment it ranks #29 of the 510 Texas districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 94% of them. Its schools average 839 students each, more than the Texas median of 550. Its superintendent is Dr Anthony Mays. It spends about $11,913 per student on day-to-day operations, 7% more than the Texas median. It has roughly 13.6 students per teacher. We've matched 1 news story to the district.
How Alief compares
AliefTexas median, districts with 1,000+ students
Spending and staffing
Where the money comes from$559.8 million in revenue · FY2020-21
Federal 19%State 44%Local 37%
| Measure | Alief | Texas median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $11,913 | $11,095 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $7,635 | $6,638 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $558.7 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $559.8 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 2,841 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 5,956 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 13.6 | 14.4 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 316 | 402 | 2024-25 |
Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The Texas median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.
Leadership
Moves tracker →Dr Anthony Mays
Source: Texas Education Agency, AskTED, checked 2026-10-19. Report a change
In the news
1 story matchedPeer districts in Texas
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United ISDLaredo | 40,742 | 51 | $10,550 | 15.8 | #27 |
| Clear Creek ISDLeague City | 39,684 | 46 | $9,912 | 16.1 | #28 |
| Alief ISDHouston · this district | 38,610 | 46 | $11,913 | 13.6 | #29 |
| Mesquite ISDMesquite | 37,930 | 51 | $8,987 | 13.7 | #30 |
| Richardson ISDRichardson | 36,971 | 51 | $10,895 | 13.9 | #31 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clay CountyGreen Cove Springs, FL | 39,122 | $9,098 | 15.0 |
| Joint School District No. 2Meridian, ID | 38,740 | $7,846 | 18.4 |
| Aurora Public SchoolsAurora, CO | 38,702 | $14,853 | 16.6 |
| Anoka-Hennepin School DistrictAnoka, MN | 38,354 | $13,430 | 15.1 |
Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.
Printed from Superintendent's Corner: https://superintendentscorner.com/district-tx-alief-isd