Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | Ballotpedia
Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | Ballotpedia
Out of the total students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 50.9% of them were boys, and 49.1% were girls.
The most represented ethnicity among Tyler ISD students was Hispanic, accounting for 47.8% of the student population.
Among the 11 districts in Smith County, Texas College Preparatory Academies ranked second in enrollment numbers with 16,478 students, while Premier High Schools welcomed 7,117 students and ranked third in the 2022-23 school year.
Tyler ISD roughly covers schools within Smith County with its main office in Tyler.
In the previous school year, Tyler ISD had the highest number of students among Smith County districts.
Texas is found to be one of the least educated states in the U.S. A study from WalletHub ranked Texas 41st out of 50 states in terms of the quality of the educational system and how successful students were.
More than 5.4 million students are enrolled in public schools across Texas. Nearly one million of them live in rural areas where options for local public schools are few and far between.
The Texas education system is currently torn between public schools and taxpayer-funded private schools.
Critics argue that private schools use funds that should go to the public school system, while private school advocates claim they’re offering better education for more Texas students.
| District | City (Main Office) | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Tyler ISD | Tyler | 18,328 |
| Texas College Preparatory Academies | Lewisville | 16,478 |
| Premier High Schools | Lewisville | 7,117 |
| Whitehouse ISD | Whitehouse | 4,916 |
| Lindale ISD | Lindale | 4,469 |
| Chapel Hill ISD | Tyler | 3,308 |
| Cumberland Academy | Tyler | 2,037 |
| Winona ISD | Winona | 1,104 |
| Troup ISD | Troup | 1,087 |
| ARP ISD | Arp | 985 |
| Ut Tyler University Academy | Tyler | 872 |
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