Fort Bend ISD (FBISD)
Sugar Land, Texas · Fort Bend County · Grades Pre-K–12
Fort Bend ISD runs 82 schools (53 elementary, 15 middle, 14 high) with 79,663 students. By enrollment it is the 6th largest of 1210 districts in Texas, where the median district has 886 students. NCES classifies its area as suburb, large.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank compares the 1210 Texas districts listed on this site.
Fort Bend ISD calendar 2026–2027
First day Tue, Aug 11. Spring break Mon, Mar 8 – Fri, Mar 12. Last day Wed, May 26.
District at a glance
| Schools | 82 |
| Students | 79,663 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 4,937.6 |
| Students per teacher | 16.1 (state 14.9) |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 47.5% (state 61.6%) |
| County | Fort Bend County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| NCES district ID | 4819650 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, totals of the district's schools. Students per teacher = students ÷ full-time-equivalent teachers.
Schools in Fort Bend ISD
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25.
Map of Fort Bend ISD schools
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Fort Bend ISD in context
Size
Fort Bend ISD enrolls 1.4% of Texas' 5,544,769 public school students and is larger than the median district (886 students). The largest of its schools is William B Travis High School with 3,114 students, and the smallest is Fort Bend County Alternative with 15; the average is 972, against 626 statewide.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment. Share = district students ÷ all students in Texas schools listed here; averages = students ÷ schools.
Grades
Grade 9 is its largest grade, with 7,203 students this year. Grade 12 has 6,246 students and kindergarten has 4,562, 37% more in the later grade. Each grade is a different group of students, so this is not a dropout or growth rate. Fort Bend ISD enrolls 2,606 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade, all schools in the district.
Students
Asian students are the largest group in Fort Bend ISD at 28%, above their 5.6% share of Texas public school students. Black students make up 27.9%.
47.5% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 61.6% statewide. By school, the share runs from 11.1% at Anne McCormick Sullivan Elementary School to 96.8% at Ridgegate Elementary School. 31 of its 82 schools serve free meals to every student under the Community Eligibility Provision or Provision 2 or 3; at the others, families apply based on income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District and state shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Staff
Its 4,937.6 full-time-equivalent teachers work out to 16.1 students per teacher, more than the state's 14.9. With 182.4 counselors it has 437 students per counselor; the median Texas district has 379, and the American School Counselor Association recommends no more than 250. It reports 71.2 librarians or media specialists and 68.7 school psychologists.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 district staff file (full-time equivalents). Students per counselor = district students ÷ counselors. Benchmark: American School Counselor Association, 250 students per counselor.
Location
NCES classifies Fort Bend ISD's area as suburb, large: in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city. The nearest district is Stafford MSD, 3.3 miles away with 3,492 students. 43 districts are within 25 miles, and 3 of them enroll more students than Fort Bend ISD. Fort Bend County has 6 districts on this site.
Source: NCES EDGE locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines between the average locations of each district's schools.
Staff
| Role | Full-time equivalent | Students per staff member |
|---|---|---|
| Teachers | 4,747.5 | 17 |
| School counselors | 182.4 | 437 |
| Librarians and media specialists | 71.2 | 1,119 |
| School psychologists | 68.7 | 1,160 |
| Instructional aides | 1,153.7 | 69 |
| Other student support staff | 500.7 | 159 |
| School administrators | 244.2 | 326 |
| District administrators | 77 | 1,035 |
| All staff | 10,458.2 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 district staff file. Students per staff member = district students ÷ full-time-equivalent staff in that role. The median Texas district has 379 students per counselor.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Asian | 28% |
| Black | 27.9% |
| Hispanic | 26.6% |
| White | 12.7% |
| Two or more races | 4.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership, all schools in the district.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 2,606 |
| Kindergarten | 4,562 |
| Grade 1 | 4,883 |
| Grade 2 | 5,346 |
| Grade 3 | 5,526 |
| Grade 4 | 5,743 |
| Grade 5 | 5,811 |
| Grade 6 | 5,870 |
| Grade 7 | 6,159 |
| Grade 8 | 6,241 |
| Grade 9 | 7,203 |
| Grade 10 | 6,873 |
| Grade 11 | 6,594 |
| Grade 12 | 6,246 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Nearby school districts
| District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Calendar 2026–2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stafford MSD | 3 mi | 3,492 | 15.8 | – |
| Step Charter School | 5 mi | 693 | 14.8 | – |
| Alief ISD | 7 mi | 38,610 | 13.6 | – |
| Meyerpark Charter | 7 mi | 296 | 14.3 | – |
| Etoile Academy Charter School | 8 mi | 979 | 16.5 | – |
| Harmony Public Schools - Houston South | 8 mi | 3,663 | 14.8 | – |
| Alief Montessori Community School | 8 mi | 367 | 19.6 | – |
| Houston Classical Charter School | 9 mi | 342 | 19.7 | – |
Distance between the average locations of each district's schools (NCES EDGE).
Other school districts in Fort Bend County
- Lamar CISD (46,786 students)
- Harmony Public Schools - Houston West (6,541 students)
- Needville ISD (3,650 students)
- Stafford MSD (3,492 students)
- Arrow Academy (454 students)
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, county of each district's office.
Contact
16431 Lexington Blvd, Sugar Land, TX 77479
Phone: (281)634-1007
Website: fortbendisd.gov
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory.