Encompassing 190 square miles,The Hempstead School District has one elementary school (PK-5), one middle school (6-8), and one high school (9-12) and with the passage of a bond issue in 1996, the district has undertaken an aggressive building and renovation program. A new middle school was completed in the summer of 1997 and extensive renovations to the high school and elementary school were completed the following year. A new track facility was also completed in 1998 and current planning is underway for a new athletic stadium.

The Royal Independent School District is located in southern Waller County and serves the communities of Brookshire, Pattison, Sunnyside and surrounding areas. The district boundaries are FM 529 to the north, the Harris County line to the East, the Fort Bend County line to the South and the Brazos River to the West. This area contains a total of 161 square miles.

The Waller Independent School District, established in 1887, encompasses 328 square miles in Northwest Harris and Waller Counties. The District serves the communities of Hockley, Prairie View and Waller. In April 1989 the district was revisited by an accreditation team from the Texas Education Agency and maintained full accreditation as a result of the visit.