Tyler High School
Public high school in Tyler, Texas · Tyler ISD · Grades 9–12
Tyler High School serves 2,148 students in grades 9–12 in Tyler (Smith County). It is one of 26 schools in Tyler ISD. By enrollment it is the 274th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 14.7 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as the typical Texas high school (14).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,920 Texas high schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 145.98 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Tyler ISD |
| County | Smith County |
| Area type | City, midsize |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 484347004939 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Tyler ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 2,148 | 18,708 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 14.7 | 16 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 86.7% | 72.3% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 56% of Texas high schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Tyler High School in context
Size
Tyler High School is the 2nd largest of Tyler ISD's 4 high schools; its 2,148 students are 11.5% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 5.7 miles away with a median enrollment of 475; Tyler High School is larger than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 9 with 646 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 476, against an average of 537 per grade. This year grade 12 has 26% fewer students than grade 9 (476 against 646). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 68.1% here and 48.4% across Tyler ISD. Black students are next, at 27.3%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
86.7% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 72.3% across Tyler ISD and a median of 63.8% for Texas high schools. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 145.98 full-time-equivalent teachers for 2,148 students, Tyler High School has 14.7 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 2,148 students would have about 153.4 teachers, so Tyler High School has 7.4 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Tyler High School is inside a principal city of 100,000 to 250,000 people, which NCES calls city, midsize. The nearest other high school is Premier H S of Tyler, 1.5 miles away in Premier High Schools. Within 10 miles there are 7 other high schools, 3 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 68.1% |
| Black | 27.3% |
| White | 3% |
| Two or more races | 1.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Asian | 0.2% |
48% of students are girls and 52% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 646 |
| Grade 10 | 533 |
| Grade 11 | 493 |
| Grade 12 | 476 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
3535 Lion Ln, Tyler, TX 75702
Phone: (903)262-2850
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Tyler High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premier H S of Tyler | Premier High Schools | 1.5 mi | 38 | 12.7 | 81.6% |
| Alvin V Anderson Rise Academy | Tyler ISD | 2.1 mi | 83 | 8.7 | 80.7% |
| Tyler ISD Early College High School | Tyler ISD | 2.5 mi | 447 | 20.8 | 73.6% |
| Tyler Legacy High School | Tyler ISD | 5.3 mi | 2,770 | 16.2 | 52.4% |
| Trinity Charter Schools - Virtual Reclaim Academy | Trinity Charter School | 6.1 mi | 68 | 22.7 | – |
| Cumberland High School | Cumberland Academy | 7.6 mi | 503 | 12.6 | 32.6% |
| Chapel Hill High School | Chapel Hill ISD | 9.9 mi | 990 | 12.9 | 79.4% |
| Lindale High School | Lindale ISD | 10.8 mi | 1,338 | 14.4 | 37.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.