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Houston Independent School District

US H-1B Labor Condition Application activity for Houston Independent School District. Filed 890 disclosures between FY2010 and FY2026 from worksites with a TX headquarters indicator.

Total filings

Outside top-N · FY2026

Certified

100.0%

unconditional · FY2026

Withdrawn

0.0%

withdrawn rate · FY2026

Denied

0.0%

rejection rate · FY2026

Summary

Houston Independent School District is a public school system based in Texas that has filed 890 H-1B applications since 2010. The district primarily sponsors foreign-national teachers across elementary, secondary, and special education roles.

In FY2026, Houston ISD filed 13 H-1B applications, all of which were certified. Historically, the district's H-1B activity peaked between 2015 and 2019, when it filed 60–103 applications per year, before dropping sharply during 2020–2022. Recent filings have resumed an upward trend: 53 applications in FY2024 and 83 in FY2025. Overall, 18.65% of the district's cumulative filings have been certified; less than 1% were withdrawn, and none were denied.

The vast majority of Houston ISD's H-1B sponsorships target K–12 teaching positions: 443 filings for elementary teachers, 278 for secondary teachers, and 68 for special education teachers, reflecting the core staffing needs of a large urban school system.

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Outcome breakdown

Share of Houston Independent School District’s LCAs by DOL case status, all fiscal years. Use the year filter above for a single-year breakdown.

Certified98.3%

Cert-withdrawn1.2%

Withdrawn0.6%

Top occupations sponsored

SOC codes filed most by Houston Independent School District across all fiscal years. Click any row to open the national salary guide.

#	SOC	Title	Filings
1	25-2021	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	443
2	25-2031	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	278
3	25-2056	Special Education Teachers, Elementary School	68
4	25-2012	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	21
5	25-2022	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	6
6	15-1252	Software Developers	5
7	25-2058	Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	4
8	25-2059	Special Education Teachers, All Other	3
9	13-1041	Compliance Officers	2
10	25-1066	Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary	2

Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education

443

Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education

278

Special Education Teachers, Elementary School

Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education

Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education

Software Developers

Special Education Teachers, Secondary School

Special Education Teachers, All Other

Compliance Officers

Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary

Filings by fiscal year

Year-over-year H-1B filing volume — a hiring-demand signal, not headcount.

Year	Filings
FY2010	40
FY2011	55
FY2012	56
FY2013	59
FY2014	64
FY2015	103
FY2016	92
FY2017	90
FY2018	99
FY2019	63
FY2020	2
FY2021	3
FY2022	2
FY2023	13
FY2024	53
FY2025	83
FY2026	13

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