EDUCATION

Smith County has ten public independent school districts (ISD's) - the largest being the Tyler Independent School District (Tyler ISD). The following table will provide a good summary of the eight primary school districts in the County including size, enrollment, and contact information for each district. To view a district map in PDF format, click here.

Independent School District Number of Students Student/ Teacher Ratio Number of Facilities Phone Arp 866 15:1 3 (903) 859-8482 Bullard 1,909 22:1 4 (903) 894-6639 Chapel Hill 3,174 13:5 6 (903) 566-2441 Lindale 3,496 14:6 7 (903) 881-4001 Troup 1,088 13:2 3 (903) 842-3067 Tyler 18,023 14:1 36 (903) 262-1000 Whitehouse 4,506 15:8 7 (903) 839-5500 Winona 1,018 14:6 4 (903) 939-4001

TYLER ISD PERFORMANCE

There are over 1,047 public school districts in Texas. The performance of all Texas public school is measured in Texas by the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) test. The Texas Education Agency maintains an extensive database of school performance reports for public review as well as other data to measure the performance of schools. The following table contains the recent results for Tyler ISD compared to State of Texas averages:

2008 TAKS Passing Rates Tyler ISD Texas 3rd Grade 76% 82% 4th Grade 72% 77% 5th Grade 83% 86% 6th Grade 72% 76% 7th Grade 71% 74% 8th Grade 80% 86% 9th Grade 51% 69% 10th Grade 48% 64% 11th Grade 75% 82%

2008 Entrance Exam Scores Tyler ISD Texas Mean Composite SAT 989 987 Mean Composite ACT 19.4 20.5

2008 Tyler ISD Results Tyler ISD Attendance Rate 95.3% Completion Rate 88.6%

PRIVATE/PAROCHIAL SCHOOLS

Private/ Parochial School Name Grades Taught Number of Students Student/ Teacher Ratio Phone All Saints Episcopal 4K-12 703 15:1 (903) 579-6000 The Brook Hill School 4K-12 516 15:1 (903) 894-5000 East Texas Christian Academy 4K-12 199 15:1 (903) 561-8642 Good Shepherd 4K-12 118 15:1 (903) 592-4045 Grace Community 4K-12 1,035 12:1 (903) 566-5678 Kings Academy 4K-12 86 4:1 (903) 534-9992 St. Gregory Catholic Elementary 4K-5 311 12:1 (903) 595-4109 Stepping Stone 4K-7 310 8:1 (903) 566-1851 T.K. Gorman High 6-12 410 11:1 (903) 561-2424

CHARTER SCHOOLS

Charter School Grades Taught Number of Students Student/ Teacher Ratio Phone Cumberland Academy K-5 240 15:1 (903) 581-2890 Eagle Academy 6-12 135 21:1 (903) 592-5222

HIGHER EDUCATION

Somewhat unusual for its size, Tyler is home to 3 colleges and universities and other educational facilities that provide a very large and talented employment pool with an advanced education. Below is a summary of each of these institutions:

TYLER JUNIOR COLLEGE WEB 1327 South Baxter Ave., Tyler, Texas 75701 (903) 510-2200 or (800) 687-5680

TJC is a two-year college with approximately 12,000 students. The college is accredited to award the associate in arts degree, the associate in applied science degree and certificates of proficiency. As such, TJC provides solid basics for freshman and sophomore students who plan to transfer to upper-level universities, along with technical degrees and certificate programs.

TYLER JUNIOR COLLEGE WEST CAMPUS
1530 SSW Loop 323, Tyler, TX 75701
(903) 510-2900

TJC’s West Campus provides corporate and continuing education training to a wide range of both companies and individuals throughout the East Texas region. For the fiscal year 2008 (September 1, 2007 - August 31, 2008) 45,517 students were served through the School of Continuing Studies. Also located on the West Campus, the Skills Training Center had 548 students enrolled in the automotive program and 220 in the welding program in the 2007-2008 school year.

THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT TYLER WEB 3900 University Blvd., Tyler, Texas 75799 (903) 566-7200 or (800) UT-TYLER

The University of Texas at Tyler offers 90 undergraduate and graduate degrees in four colleges. Student population is more than 6,201. UT Tyler, a proud campus of The University of Texas system, is one of the fastest growing universities in the State of Texas.

UT Tyler - THE BILL RATLIFF ENGINEERING & SCIENCE COMPLEX
3900 University Blvd., Tyler, Texas 75799
(903) 566-7040

Opened in fall 2006, this state-of-the-art facility houses some UT Tyler’s high quality undergraduate and graduate engineering and science programs relevant to the rapidly changing technological world. This includes such programs as civil, electrical and mechanical engineering, as well as chemistry, physics, mathematics, computer science and computer information systems.

THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH CENTER AT TYLER WEB 11937 U.S. Hwy. 271 ., Tyler, Texas 75708 (903) 877-3451

As the only university-based health science center in East Texas, UTHSCT is home to 26 medical specialties, a hospital and 24/7 emergency room, as well as laboratory and clinical research facilities. Medical education programming includes two medical residency programs in Family Medicine and Occupational Health, collaborative degree programs in Environmental Medicine and in Biotechnology, clinical rotations for nurses and other allied health providers, and continuing education for physicians and other health care specialists. In June 2005, UTHSCT was given authority to award academic degrees.

TEXAS COLLEGE WEB 2404 N. Grand Ave., Tyler, Texas 75712 (903) 593-8311 or (800) 306-6299

Founded in 1894, Texas College offers 16 baccalaureate degree programs within three divisions and has maintained a commitment to academic excellence for over 100 years. Enrollment is currently at 735.

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT

The following graph compares the highest level of educational attainment percentages of the population 25 years and over for nation, State of Texas, and Tyler MSA/Smith County.