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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.
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Independent School District |
Number of Students |
Student/ Teacher Ratio |
Number of Facilities |
Phone
|
Website |
| Arp |
918 |
11.1 |
3 |
(903) 859-8482 |
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| Bullard |
1,726 |
14.3 |
4 |
(903) 894-6639 |
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| 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 |
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| Winona |
981 |
13.4 |
3 |
(903) 939-4001 |
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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
|
|
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Other
Tyler ISD Results
|
Tyler
ISD
|
Attendance Rate
|
95.6%
|
| Completion
Rate |
79.3%
|
|

 |
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
School
|
Grades
Taught
|
Number
of Students
|
Student/
Teacher Ratio
|
Website |
| Cumberland Academy |
4K-5
|
193
|
12:2
|
|
| Eagle
Academy |
6-12
|
158
|
14:2
|
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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:
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| TYLER JUNIOR COLLEGE |
WEB |
1327 South Baxter Ave., Tyler, Texas 75701
(903) 510-2200 or (800) 687-5680 |
|
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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.
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| THE
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT TYLER |
WEB
|
3900 University Blvd., Tyler,
Texas 75799
(903) 566-7200 or (800) UT-TYLER |
|
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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.
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| THE
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT TYLER |
WEB
|
11937 U.S. Hwy. 271 ., Tyler,
Texas 75708
(903) 877-3451 |
|
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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.
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| TEXAS
COLLEGE |
WEB
|
2404 N. Grand Ave., Tyler,
Texas 75712
(903) 593-8311 or (800) 306-6299 |
|
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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.

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.
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During Thanksgiving, Oprah likes to announce that Greenberg Turkeys are on her list of Favorite Things. Those turkeys are from Tyler, Texas!
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