Conroe ISD has been ranked on the Forbes 10th Anniversary list of America’s Best Employers for 2025. The District was rated 69th out of the 700 large employers, was the highest-ranked school district, and one of only two in the top 200.
Ranked eighth among companies in Texas, Conroe ISD was preceded by Houston Methodist (3), Cook Children’s Health Care System (22), Baptist Health System (27), MD Anderson Cancer Center (32), CMC (36), Southwest Airlines (54), and H-E-B (55).
Conroe ISD is a 348-square mile school district that is geographically diverse and includes The Woodlands, Shenandoah, Oak Ridge North, Conroe, and Grangerland, as well as several other smaller towns, communities, and unincorporated areas. As the seventh-largest district in Texas and 49th largest in the U.S., Conroe ISD serves over 73,000 students across 71 campuses and is one of the fastest-growing districts in the state with current enrollment growth averaging 2,500 students per year.
Not only is Conroe ISD the largest school district in Montgomery County, but it is also the largest employer with over 10,000 employees. The district offers competitive salaries, is committed to providing quality professional development, and is proud to have the third-lowest tax rate in the Houston metropolitan area. Conroe ISD ranked 37th on Forbes’ 2024 list of America’s Best Large Employers, has been named one of America’s Best-in-State Employers for Texas by Forbes and the Best School District in Montgomery County by Niche each of the last three years, and was named a Top Workplace by the Houston Chronicle in 2021.
America’s Best Employers 2025 were selected based on an independent survey of over 210,000 U.S. employees from all industry sectors working for companies employing at least 1,000 people within the U.S.
