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Tyler ISD had the highest enrollment among Smith County districts, welcoming 18,148 students during the 2021-22 academic year, according to the Texas Education Agency report.

Out of the total students welcomed in the 2021-22 school year, 51.1% of them were boys, and 48.9% were girls.

The most represented ethnicity among Tyler ISD students was Hispanic, accounting for 47.3% of the student population.

Among the 14 districts in Smith County, Texas College Preparatory Academies ranked second in enrollment numbers with 15,238 students, while Premier High Schools welcomed 6,834 students and ranked third in the 2021-22 school year.

Tyler ISD generally encompasses 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	18,148
Texas College Preparatory Academies	Lewisville	15,238
Premier High Schools	Lewisville	6,834
Whitehouse ISD	Whitehouse	4,906
Lindale ISD	Lindale	4,268
Chapel Hill ISD	Tyler	3,397
Bullard ISD	Bullard	2,791
Cumberland Academy	Tyler	1,926
Sabine ISD	Gladewater	1,531
Winona ISD	Winona	1,078
Troup ISD	Troup	1,053
ARP ISD	Arp	924
Ut Tyler University Academy	Tyler	853
Trinity Charter School	Austin	347