Tyler Reporter

White students comprised the most prevalent ethnic group in Smith County schools in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 37,289 students attending Smith County schools, 37.8% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 37% of the total enrollment.

In the previous school year, white students also made up the largest ethnic group in Smith County, comprising 38.4% of the student body.

Mozelle Brown Elementary School had the most even distribution of races among the schools in the county, which included 51% white students, 20.7% Black students, 17.1% Hispanic students, 6.1% Asian students, 4.4% multiracial students, 0.5% Pacific Islander students, and 0.2% American Indian students.

When compared to the previous school year, total public school enrollment in the county increased by 0%.

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%	78
Arp Elementary School	White	67%	463
Arp High School	White	65.9%	302
Arp Junior High School	White	63.7%	237
Azleway - Willow Bend	White	39.6%	96
Bell Elementary School	Hispanic	54.1%	508
Birdwell School	Hispanic	89.8%	511
Bonner Elementary School	Hispanic	76.1%	376
Boulter Middle School	Hispanic	60.9%	826
Caldwell Arts Academy	Hispanic	44.8%	611
Chapel Hill High School	Hispanic	53.3%	1,046
Chapel Hill Junior High School	Hispanic	52.8%	475
Clarkston Elementary School	Black	37.2%	379
College Street Elementary	White	70.5%	518
Cumberland Academy	White	38.9%	432
Cumberland Academy Middle	White	39.7%	390
Cumberland Academy Upper Middle	White	41.5%	369
Cumberland High School	White	44.8%	551
Dixie Elementary School	Hispanic	58.7%	629
Douglas Elementary School	Hispanic	84%	589
Dr. Bryan C. Jack Elementary School	White	49.6%	714
E. J. Moss Intermediate School	White	68%	1,048
Early Childhood Center	White	60.4%	449
Griffin Elementary School	Hispanic	68.4%	652
Gus Winston Cain Elementary School	White	65.6%	523
H. L. Higgins Elementary School	White	67.3%	599
Hubbard Middle School	White	35.4%	856
J. W. Holloway Sixth Grade School	White	65%	349
Jackson Elementary School	Hispanic	67.3%	416
Jones Elementary School	Hispanic	47.8%	358
Lindale High School	White	68.8%	1,289
Lindale Junior High School	White	69.4%	708
Moore Mst Magnet School	Hispanic	72.8%	1,040
Mozelle Brown Elementary School	White	51%	590
Orr Elementary School	Hispanic	61.2%	663
Owens Elementary School	White	57.9%	693
Peete Elementary School	Hispanic	51.6%	401
Premier High School of Tyler	Black	37.5%	40
Ramey Elementary School	Hispanic	65%	528
Rice Elementary School	White	43.1%	647
Stanton-Smith Elementary School	White	62.8%	514
T. J. Austin Elementary School	Hispanic	58.3%	362
The Leadership Academy	White	69.6%	293
Three Lakes Middle School	White	36.1%	907
Troup Elementary School	White	72.7%	498
Troup High School	White	70%	323
Troup Middle School	White	68.5%	254
Tyler Classical Academy	White	51.7%	544
Tyler High School	Hispanic	67.2%	2,100
Tyler ISD Early College High School	Hispanic	63.5%	444
Tyler Legacy High School	White	37.1%	2,647
UT Tyler University Academy at Tyler	White	57.9%	392
Velma Penny Elementary School	White	66.3%	540
W. L. Kissam Intermediate School	Hispanic	57.7%	711
Whitehouse High School	White	63.1%	1,475
Whitehouse Junior High School	White	62.9%	776
Winona Elementary School	Hispanic	37.6%	585
Winona High School	Hispanic	40.3%	305
Winona Middle School	Hispanic	36.1%	263
Wise Elementary School	Hispanic	43.9%	622
Woods Elementary School	White	56.1%	785