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District profile / Texas
Fort Bend ISD
79,663
Students
2024-25 school year
83
Schools
2024-25 school year
$10,630
Spending per student
FY2020-21 · about the same as the Texas median
16.0
Students per teacher
2024-25 · Texas median 14.4
Fort Bend ISD is a public school district based in Sugar Land, Texas, serving 79,663 students in 83 schools. By enrollment it ranks #6 of the 510 Texas districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 99% of them. Its schools average 960 students each, more than the Texas median of 550. Its superintendent is Dr Marcell Smith. It spends about $10,630 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 16.0 students per teacher. We've matched 17 news stories to the district.
How Fort Bend compares
Fort BendTexas median, districts with 1,000+ students
Spending and staffing
Where the money comes from$920.2 million in revenue · FY2020-21
Federal 9%State 31%Local 60%
| Measure | Fort Bend | Texas median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $10,630 | $11,095 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $6,259 | $6,638 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $1.17 billion | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $920.2 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 4,973 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 10,458 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 16.0 | 14.4 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 438 | 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 Marcell Smith
Source: Texas Education Agency, AskTED, checked 2026-10-19. Report a change
In the news
17 stories matchedTeaching & learning
Fort Bend ISD boundary changes and other South Houston news | Bellaire - Meyerland - West University
Teaching & learning
Fort Bend ISD approves secondary boundary changes | Sugar Land - Missouri City
Infrastructure
Fort Bend ISD's new school boundaries impact almost 700 students
Infrastructure
Fort Bend ISD approves new school boundaries affecting more than 1,000 high school students
Infrastructure
Fort Bend ISD adopts new school boundaries for several middle and high schools
Teaching & learning
473 Elkins students to move to Clements under new Fort Bend ISD boundaries
Teaching & learning
Fort Bend ISD rezoning impacts hundreds of students
Leadership
Fort Bend ISD Board of Trustees approves secondary boundary changes
Leadership
Fort Bend ISD leaders say 3 high schools are 'overutilized' and they have a plan to address it
Teaching & learning
Rice study shows how declining fertility rates could impact schools as Fort Bend ISD weighs rezoning
Teaching & learning
Fort Bend ISD expected to vote on rezoning plan during board meeting
Teaching & learning
Fort Bend ISD board to vote on rezoning certain middle and high schools
Leadership
Fort Bend ISD Trustees to Vote on School Boundary Changes
Teaching & learning
Fort Bend ISD proposes changes to its middle school, high school boundaries
Teaching & learning
Fort Bend ISD reviews boundary changes survey results ahead of Oct. 5 vote
Peer districts in Texas
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Katy ISDKaty | 96,111 | 79 | $10,299 | 13.9 | #5 |
| Fort Bend ISDSugar Land · this district | 79,663 | 83 | $10,630 | 16.0 | #6 |
| Conroe ISDConroe | 72,914 | 67 | $9,363 | 15.3 | #7 |
| Austin ISDAustin | 72,272 | 123 | $12,038 | 14.0 | #8 |
| Fort Worth ISDFort Worth | 70,405 | 137 | $11,653 | 14.9 | #9 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loudoun County Public SchoolsAshburn, VA | 81,486 | $17,393 | 12.1 |
| Metro Nashville Public SchoolsNashville, TN | 81,021 | $13,624 | n/a |
| Greenville 01Greenville, SC | 77,774 | $11,138 | 15.2 |
| Baltimore City Public SchoolsBaltimore, MD | 76,807 | $17,434 | 14.4 |
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-fort-bend-isd