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 Website Arp 918 11.1 3 (903) 859-8482 Bullard 1,726 14.3 4 (903) 894-6639 Chapel Hill 3,044 13.2 6 (903) 566-2441 Lindale 3,380 15.5 7 (903) 881-4000 Troup 1,023 13.3 3 (903) 842-3067 Tyler 18,040 14.3 35 (903) 262-1000 Whitehouse 4,299 15.7 6 (903) 839-5500 Winona 981 13.4 3 (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:

2007 TAKS Passing Rates Tyler ISD Texas 3rd Grade 76% N/A 4th Grade 75% 73% 5th Grade 69% N/A 6th Grade 69% 77% 7th Grade 63% 70% 8th Grade 54% 60% 9th Grade 53% 59% 10th Grade 41% 50% 11th Grade 67% 69%

Entrance Exam Scores Tyler ISD Texas 2006 Mean Composite SAT 972 999 2006 Mean Composite ACT 18.7 20.5

Other Tyler ISD Results Tyler ISD Attendance Rate 95.6% Completion Rate 79.3%

PRIVATE/PAROCHIAL SCHOOLS

Private/ Parochial School Name Grades Taught Number of Students Student/ Teacher Ratio Website All Saints Episcopal 4K-12 720 17:1 Brook Hill 4K-12 270 9:1 East Texas Christian Academy 4K-12 223 15:1 Good Shepherd 4K-12 160 12:1 Grace Community 4K-12 976 18:1 Kings Academy 4K-12 80 6:1 St. Gregory Catholic Elementary 4K-5 354 13:1 Stepping Stone 4K-7 280 10:1 T.K. Gorman High 6-12 380 11:1

CHARTER SCHOOLS

Charter School Grades Taught Number of Students Student/ Teacher Ratio Website Cumberland Academy 4K-5 193 12:2 Eagle Academy 6-12 158 14:2

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 10,000 full time 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 2005 (September 1, 2004-August 31, 2005) 32,467 students were served through the School of Continuing Studies. Also located on the West Campus, the Skills Training Center had 464 students enrolled in the automotive program and 206 in the welding program in the 2005-2006 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 74 undergraduate and graduate degrees in five colleges. Student population is more than 6,000. UT, a proud campus of The University of Texas system, is one of the fastest growing universities in the State of Texas.

UTT - THE BILL RATLIFF ENGINEERING & SCIENCE COMPLEX
3900 University Blvd., Tyler, Texas 75799
(903) 566-7040 or (800) UT-TYLER

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 South Building is currently open with completion of the North Building expected soon.

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

As the only university-based medical center in East Texas, The UTHCT currently offers residency programs, collaborative degree programs, clinical rotations for nurses and other allied health providers, and continuing education for physicians and other health care specialists. In June 2005, UTHCT was given authority to award academic degrees and plans are to have the degree programs in place by 2007.

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

Founded in 1894, Texas College offers 14 baccalaureate degree programs within three divisions and has maintained a commitment to academic excellence for over 100 years. Enrollment is currently at 870.

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT

The graph to the left compares the highest level of educational attainment percentages of the population 25 years and over for Tyler and the State of Texas.