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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.
National School Locator
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The Greater San Antonio Chamber of Commerce