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Education in San Antonio
Home to many fine educational institutions, San Antonio offers degree
plans from two-year community colleges to graduate programs to
world-class medical training. We have also provided links to the local
school systems, elementary and secondary school sites, as well as public
and private training programs.
San Antonio's many public school districts are each independently
administered and accredited by the Texas Education Agency in Austin.
Every school district has an elected board and an appointed
superintendent. Funding is by state and federal funds, and by local
property taxes levied by each school district.
A child will go to school in the district where his or her family
lives. A child must be six years old on or before September 1st of the
year he enters first grade. There is no busing of students across
district boundaries. However, Business Career High School
(210-706-7070), Health Career High School (210-617-5400), the
International School of the Americas (210-442-0404), and the
Sidney Lanier Magnet School of International Banking & Business
(210-223-2926) accept out-of-district students.
There are 19 San Antonio area public school districts. Total average
daily attendance for all districts is 236,626 students. The Northside
Independent School District is the largest in the San Antonio-Bexar
County metro area, and the 5th largest school district in the state,
with an enrollment of 63,000 students.
The Texas Educational Assessment of Minimum Skills Test is given to
all 3rd, 5th and 9th graders across the state. It indicates the level of
mastery of basic skills like reading, language arts and math.
Call the school district in the area where you reside for dates of
registration. Take your child's birth certificate, proof of residence
and immunization records with you on registration day.
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