County brief: Harris County
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Debt explorer, Data Center. Showing debt per resident (per county resident) for independent school districts, fiscal year 2025.
Harris County's 19 independent school districts owed $19.88 billion in principal outstanding at the end of fiscal year 2025, $3,968 per county resident, 70th of 156 counties and 8th of 12 (500,000 and over). Of that, $573.2 million is owed by 1 issuer that also serves other counties.
- Debt per resident, per county resident
- $3,968
- Rank
- 70th of 156
- Rank in its size band
- 8th of 12(500,000 and over)
- Total principal outstanding
- $19,877,621,739
- Population (county government's row)
- 5,009,302
- Of which multi-county issuers
- $573,205,572
Debt by government type
| Type | Issuers | Principal outstanding | Share | Share, as a bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent School Districts | 19 | $19,877,621,739 | 100.0% | |
| Total | 19 | $19,877,621,739 | 100.0% |
Over the years
Largest of the 19 governments
| Issuer | Type | Principal outstanding | Per resident |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cypress-Fairbanks ISD | Independent School Districts | $3,484,020,000 | $6,046 |
| Katy ISD | Independent School Districts | $2,666,755,000 | $7,289 |
| Houston ISD | Independent School Districts | $1,841,915,000 | $1,216 |
| Klein ISD | Independent School Districts | $1,464,255,000 | $4,826 |
| Spring ISD | Independent School Districts | $1,300,200,000 | $7,019 |
| Spring Branch ISD | Independent School Districts | $1,296,155,000 | $6,992 |
| Humble ISD | Independent School Districts | $1,295,795,000 | $6,083 |
| Aldine ISD | Independent School Districts | $1,234,105,000 | $4,592 |
| Tomball ISD | Independent School Districts | $1,119,345,000 | $13,733 |
| Pasadena ISD | Independent School Districts | $871,510,000 | $3,242 |
| Goose Creek CISD | Independent School Districts | $573,205,572 | $5,263 |
| Sheldon ISD | Independent School Districts | $514,784,996 | $12,735 |
| Galena Park ISD | Independent School Districts | $459,631,171 | $5,450 |
| Alief ISD | Independent School Districts | $411,390,000 | $1,558 |
| La Porte ISD | Independent School Districts | $402,660,000 | $8,523 |
| Deer Park ISD | Independent School Districts | $351,250,000 | $6,244 |
| Channelview ISD | Independent School Districts | $255,090,000 | $6,550 |
| Crosby ISD | Independent School Districts | $187,780,000 | $6,027 |
1 more issuer: see https://txbrb.munipro.com/data/explore/county/harris/?type=isd#issuers
How these figures are made. BRB lists every county an issuer serves and gives no shares, so an issuer's debt counts in its home county, the first county listed for it, and each dollar counts once statewide. Of Harris County's $19,877,621,739, $573,205,572 is owed by 1 issuer that lists other counties too; 0 issuers that list Harris County count in another. Debt per resident divides principal outstanding by the population on Harris County government's own row (5,009,302 residents) for the same fiscal year; per resident in the issuer list uses each government's own reported population. "Not reported" is never shown as zero.
Source: Texas Bond Review Board open data on data.texas.gov: Local Issuance Fee By Year (updated by the publisher 10/6/2026); Debt Outstanding By Issuance Local By Year (updated by the publisher 9/9/2026). Loaded here 10/8/2026. Computed here from BRB's tables. Texas fiscal years run September 1 to August 31. Issuer names are shown as BRB publishes them, spellings included. Figures are as reported to the agency and have not been independently verified.