Goose Creek CISD (GCCISD)
Baytown, Texas · Harris County · Grades Pre-K–12
Goose Creek CISD runs 33 schools (17 elementary, 6 middle, 8 high, 1 pre-k, 1 other) with 24,032 students. By enrollment it is the 59th largest of 1210 districts in Texas, where the median district has 886 students. NCES classifies its area as city, small.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank compares the 1210 Texas districts listed on this site.
District at a glance
| Schools | 33 |
| Students | 24,032 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 1,527.2 |
| Students per teacher | 15.7 (state 14.9) |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 74.3% (state 61.6%) |
| County | Harris County |
| Area type | City, small |
| NCES district ID | 4821150 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, totals of the district's schools. Students per teacher = students ÷ full-time-equivalent teachers.
Schools in Goose Creek CISD
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25.
Map of Goose Creek CISD schools
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Goose Creek CISD in context
Size
Goose Creek CISD enrolls 0.4% of Texas' 5,544,769 public school students and is larger than the median district (886 students). The largest of its schools is Goose Creek Memorial with 2,335 students, and the smallest is High Point School with 19; the average is 728, against 626 statewide.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment. Share = district students ÷ all students in Texas schools listed here; averages = students ÷ schools.
Grades
Its largest grade this year is grade 10, with 1,967 students. Grade 12 has 1,743 students and kindergarten has 1,601, within 10% of each other. Goose Creek CISD enrolls 907 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade, all schools in the district.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group in Goose Creek CISD at 65.7%, above their 53.5% share of Texas public school students. Black students make up 16.2%.
74.3% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 61.6% statewide. By school, the share runs from 60.7% at Clark Elementary School to 89.8% at San Jacinto Elementary School. 1 of its 33 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 1,527.2 full-time-equivalent teachers work out to 15.7 students per teacher, close to the state's 14.9. With 57 counselors it has 422 students per counselor; the median Texas district has 379, and the American School Counselor Association recommends no more than 250. It reports 15 librarians or media specialists and 10 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
Goose Creek CISD is based inside a principal city of fewer than 100,000 people, an area NCES calls city, small. The nearest district is Channelview ISD, 8.4 miles away with 9,335 students. 35 districts are within 25 miles, and 4 of them enroll more students than Goose Creek CISD. Harris County has 62 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 | 1,391.1 | 17 |
| School counselors | 57 | 422 |
| Librarians and media specialists | 15 | 1,602 |
| School psychologists | 10 | 2,403 |
| Instructional aides | 419.8 | 57 |
| Other student support staff | 170.5 | 141 |
| School administrators | 109 | 220 |
| District administrators | 53 | 453 |
| All staff | 3,567.4 |
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
| Hispanic | 65.7% |
| Black | 16.2% |
| White | 13.8% |
| Two or more races | 2.5% |
| Asian | 1.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership, all schools in the district.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 907 |
| Kindergarten | 1,601 |
| Grade 1 | 1,674 |
| Grade 2 | 1,681 |
| Grade 3 | 1,707 |
| Grade 4 | 1,763 |
| Grade 5 | 1,823 |
| Grade 6 | 1,802 |
| Grade 7 | 1,750 |
| Grade 8 | 1,834 |
| Grade 9 | 1,906 |
| Grade 10 | 1,967 |
| Grade 11 | 1,874 |
| Grade 12 | 1,743 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Nearby school districts
| District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Calendar 2026–2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Channelview ISD | 8 mi | 9,335 | 15.6 | – |
| La Porte ISD | 8 mi | 7,099 | 16 | – |
| Crosby ISD | 10 mi | 7,046 | 17.6 | – |
| Barbers Hill ISD | 10 mi | 7,875 | 13.1 | – |
| Deer Park ISD | 11 mi | 12,165 | 14.3 | – |
| Galena Park ISD | 13 mi | 20,862 | 15 | – |
| The Rhodes School for Performing Arts | 13 mi | 436 | 11.8 | – |
| Sheldon ISD | 14 mi | 10,946 | 16.3 | – |
Distance between the average locations of each district's schools (NCES EDGE).
Other school districts in Harris County
- Houston ISD (176,727 students)
- Cypress-Fairbanks ISD (117,927 students)
- Katy ISD (96,111 students)
- Aldine ISD (56,419 students)
- Klein ISD (52,437 students)
- Humble ISD (48,502 students)
- Pasadena ISD (46,491 students)
- Clear Creek ISD (39,684 students)
- Alief ISD (38,610 students)
- Spring ISD (33,590 students)
- KIPP Texas Public Schools (32,771 students)
- Spring Branch ISD (32,668 students)
- Tomball ISD (22,913 students)
- Galena Park ISD (20,862 students)
- YES Prep Public Schools Inc (19,573 students)
- Deer Park ISD (12,165 students)
- Sheldon ISD (10,946 students)
- Waller ISD (9,905 students)
- Channelview ISD (9,335 students)
- Harmony Public Schools - Houston North (7,571 students)
- La Porte ISD (7,099 students)
- Crosby ISD (7,046 students)
- School of Science and Technology (5,602 students)
- Harmony Public Schools - Houston South (3,663 students)
- Huffman ISD (3,646 students)
- Houston Gateway Academy Inc (2,157 students)
- Raul Yzaguirre Schools for Success (1,991 students)
- Southwest Public Schools (1,866 students)
- Bakerripley Community Schools (1,808 students)
- Richard Milburn Alternative High School (Killeen) (1,607 students)
All Texas districts (31 more in Harris County).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, county of each district's office.
Contact
4544 Interstate 10 E, Baytown, TX 77521
Phone: (281)420-4800
Website: gccisd.net
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory.