Education
BY WESLEY GARDNER
Houston ISD sees 18% decrease in enrollment Houston ISD has seen a growing decline in student enrollment since the state took over the district in June 2023. A closer look While HISD’s enrollment has seen a steady decline since the 2016-17 school year, the decline accelerated in the 2023-24 and 2024-25 school years, according to a Jan. 15 report released by the University of Houston’s Institute for Education Policy Research and Evaluation. From the 2016-17 school year to the 2022-23 school year, the district lost 26,197 students , or about 12.1% of its total student population, per the report. From the 2022-23 to the 2024-25 school year, the district lost about 7% of its total population. The report states the steepest drop occurred at the high school level, particularly in ninth grade, where enrollment fell 15.1% in two years.
2026 27 academic calendar released Houston ISD board managers approved the district’s academic calendar for the 2026-27 school year, which will begin Aug. 10, 2026, and end May 28, 2027. The details Board managers approved the 2026-27 academic calendar at their Feb. 12 meeting. The new calendar will remain consistent with the district’s 2025-26 calendar with 181 total days. HISD students will have two week-long breaks and one two-week break through- out the year, as well as 10 holidays and sta development days o , according to the calendar. Summer classes will be held from June 8-July 15, except holidays on June 18, July 2 and July 5.
Houston ISD student enrollment Since the 2016-17 school year, Houston ISD has seen nearly 40,000 students leave the school district.
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SOURCES: HOUSTON ISD, UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON COMMUNITY IMPACT
Enrollment declines were driven by HISD students moving to neighboring school districts and charter schools, as well as students choosing to leave Texas public education entirely, per the report. HISD o cials said the enrollment decline mirrors trends seen throughout the state and nation, and that there is “no single cause” for the decline.
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