Tyler Reporter

White students made up the largest ethnic group in Smith County schools in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 37,283 students attending Smith County schools, 38.4% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 36.5% of the total enrollment.

In the previous school year, white students also made up the largest ethnic group in Smith County, comprising 38.6% of the student body.

Dr. Bryan C. Jack Elementary School had the most even distribution of races among the county schools, which included 50.2% white students, 20.9% Hispanic students, 17.4% Black students, 6% multiracial students, 5.1% Asian students, 0.3% American Indian students, and 0.1% Pacific Islander students.

In the 2022-23 school year, total public school enrollment in the county increased by 1.4% when compared to the previous year.

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.

Underfunding is a frequently cited challenge facing the state's school district. Per-pupil funding has not increased since 2019, despite inflation rates rising by more than 20% since then.

School name	Most prevalent ethnic group	Percent of Total Student Body	Total enrollment
Alvin V. Anderson Rise Academy	Hispanic	41.9%	93
Arp Elementary School	White	66.8%	473
Arp High School	White	70.6%	293
Arp Junior High School	White	61.6%	219
Azleway - Willow Bend	White	70%	10
Bell Elementary School	Hispanic	54.4%	533
Birdwell School	Hispanic	91%	477
Bonner Elementary School	Hispanic	73.7%	415
Boulter Middle School	Hispanic	57.6%	853
Caldwell Arts Academy	Hispanic	43.8%	593
Chapel Hill High School	Hispanic	51.6%	1,063
Chapel Hill Junior High School	Hispanic	53.4%	502
Clarkston Elementary School	Black	39.4%	363
College Street Elementary	White	70.3%	518
Cumberland Academy	White	39.9%	511
Cumberland Academy Middle	White	43.2%	352
Cumberland Academy Upper Middle	White	40.6%	293
Cumberland High School	White	46.9%	580
Dixie Elementary School	Hispanic	56.5%	616
Douglas Elementary School	Hispanic	81.7%	585
Dr. Bryan C. Jack Elementary School	White	50.2%	685
E. J. Moss Intermediate School	White	68.3%	981
Early Childhood Center	White	65.1%	453
Griffin Elementary School	Hispanic	68.6%	671
Gus Winston Cain Elementary School	White	66.8%	515
H. L. Higgins Elementary School	White	66%	597
Hubbard Middle School	White	38.2%	869
J. W. Holloway Sixth Grade School	White	65.3%	369
Jackson Elementary School	Hispanic	66.7%	417
Jones Elementary School	Black	47.2%	345
Lindale High School	White	70.9%	1,265
Lindale Junior High School	White	66.9%	711
Moore Mst Magnet School	Hispanic	69.1%	1,113
Mozelle Brown Elementary School	White	54.6%	612
Orr Elementary School	Hispanic	65%	694
Owens Elementary School	White	58.2%	665
Peete Elementary School	Hispanic	55.8%	414
Premier High School of Tyler	Hispanic	41.8%	79
Ramey Elementary School	Hispanic	60.1%	541
Rice Elementary School	White	44.6%	680
Stanton-Smith Elementary School	White	61.7%	515
T. J. Austin Elementary School	Hispanic	63.8%	334
The Leadership Academy	White	73.8%	301
Three Lakes Middle School	White	38.3%	873
Troup Elementary School	White	73.3%	520
Troup High School	White	70.2%	319
Troup Middle School	White	69.4%	248
Tyler Classical Academy	White	52.2%	582
Tyler High School	Hispanic	65.6%	2,164
Tyler ISD Early College High School	Hispanic	69.7%	402
Tyler Legacy High School	White	37%	2,594
UT Tyler University Academy at Tyler	White	59%	378
Velma Penny Elementary School	White	69.1%	541
W. L. Kissam Intermediate School	Hispanic	54.5%	696
Whitehouse High School	White	62.9%	1,532
Whitehouse Junior High School	White	62.4%	776
Winona Elementary School	White	42.1%	565
Winona High School	White	39.9%	288
Winona Middle School	White	41.4%	251
Wise Elementary School	Hispanic	42.2%	630
Woods Elementary School	White	52.8%	756