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Highly rated elementary and secondary schools contribute to both quality of life and the beginnings of exceptional labor pools to come. Austin area households enjoy diverse options in education, including 29 public school districts, 17 charter schools and 105 private schools. The University of Texas and seven other public and private universities and colleges with a combined enrollment of over 118,000 provide an ample supply of well-educated workers to area employers. Within 200 miles of Austin, an additional 67 four-year colleges and universities enroll over 360,000 students. Nearly 40% of Austin area residents age 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree.

Public School Systems

Four of the metro's major public school systems, representing 54% of area enrollment, are included in Expansion Management magazine's latest annual education quality ratings of nearly 2,800 school districts nationwide. Two districts—Eanes and Round Rock—are rated "gold medal", the highest of the magazine's cost-performance categories. The Austin Independent School District, the largest in the region, as well as San Marcos, were awarded the “Green Light” rating, the middle performance category. Past ratings from the magazine have included Lake Travis as “Gold Medal” and Georgetown, Leander and Pflugerville as “Blue Ribbon” districts, and Bastrop as a "Green Light" district.

Fifteen regional schools made Newsweek's "Top of the Class" list in June 2007. The schools were ranked according to percentage of advanced placement, International Baccalaureate and Cambridge tests compared with the number of students enrolled. Selected schools represented seven districts in the area including Austin, Dripping Springs, Eanes, Lake Travis, Leander, Pflugerville and Round Rock.

Public School Districts by County

County	District	Enrollment, 2011	Graduates, 2010
Bastrop County	Bastrop	9,043	548
	Elgin	3,943	253
	McDade	186
	Smithville	1,735	135
	Total	14,907	936
Caldwell County	Lockhart	4,684	325
	Luling	1,458	100
	Prairie Lea	232	16
	Total	6,374	441
Hays County	Dripping Springs	4,468	286
	Hays	15,262	751
	San Marcos	7,377	442
	Wimberley	2,002	149
	Charter Schools (2)	272	38
	Total	29,381	1,666
Travis County	Austin	85,273	4,073
	Del Valle	10,673	582
	Eanes	7,691	567
	Lago Vista	1,276	77
	Lake Travis	6,940	415
	Manor	7,173	243
	Pflugerville	22,657	1,298
	Charter Schools (13)	6,885	226
	Total	148,568	7,481
Williamson County	Coupland	124
	Florence	984	86
	Georgetown	10,411	698
	Granger	409	43
	Hutto	5,394	250
	Jarrell	975	57
	Leander	32,034	1,659
	Liberty Hill	2,705	165
	Round Rock	44,590	2,628
	Taylor	3,074	193
	Thrall	660	35
	Total	101,360	5,814
Austin MSA	Grand Total	300,590	16,338

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Source: Texas Education Agency.

Colleges & Universities in the Greater Austin Area

4-Year Colleges & Universities	Enrollment Fall 2010	Graduates, yr. ending June 2011
4-Year Colleges & Universities	Enrollment Fall 2010	Associate	Bachelor	Masters	Doctorate

Art Institute of Austin, Austin	1,362	6	34
The University of Texas, Austin	51,195	9,054		3,020	1,309
Texas State University, San Marcos	32,572	5,350		1,314	25
St. Edward's University, Austin	5,454	959		354
Concordia University, Austin	2,573	12	186	510
Southwestern University, Georgetown	1,373	308
Huston-Tillotson University, Austin	901	120
University of Phoenix, Austin	470	44		37
DeVry University, Austin	389	54		27
National American University, Austin	360	3	1
Texas Lutheran University, Seguin	1,340	243
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor, Belton	2,956	494		52	17
Total	100,945	21	16,847	5,314	1,351

Community Colleges & Technical Schools	Enrollment Fall 2010	Graduates, yr. ending June 2011
Community Colleges & Technical Schools	Enrollment Fall 2010	<1 yr certificate		1 to <2 yr certificate	Associate

Austin Community College, Various	44,100	66		690	1,507
Temple College, Temple & Taylor	5,966	32		168	405
Virginia College, Austin	861			190	116
ITT Technical Institute, Austin	798				187
Allied Health Careers, Austin	295			106	28
Southwest Institute of Technology, Austin	36	2			11
Capitol City Careers, Austin	22			18
Capitol City Trade & Technical School, Austin	213	130		9
Central Texas College, Killeen	26,055	231		582	2,746
Academy of Health Care Professions, Austin	124	69		102
Everest Institute, Austin	1,490			1,168
Media Tech Institute, Austin	105	49
Southern Careers Institute, Austin	142	83		131
Total	80,207	1,953		1,746	4,514
Grand Total	181,152	662		3,164	5,021

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Source: U.S. National Center for Education Statistics.

Additional Major Universities within 200 miles of Austin

	Location	Enrollment Fall 2010
Abilene Christian University	Abilene	4,728
Angelo State University	San Angelo	6,856
Baylor University	Waco	14,900
Dallas Baptist University	Dallas	5,470
Prairie View A & M University	Prairie View	8,781
Rice University	Houston	5,879
Sam Houston State University	Huntsville	17,291
Southern Methodist University	Dallas	10,938
St. Mary's University	San Antonio	4,105
Stephen F Austin State University	Nacogdoches	12,954
Tarleton State University	Stephenville	11,121
Texas A & M University	College Station	49,129
Texas A & M University	Corpus Christi	10,033
Texas A & M University	Kingsville	9,673
Texas Christian University	Fort Worth	9,142
Texas Southern University	Houston	9,557
Texas Woman's University	Denton	14,180
University of Houston	Houston	59,751
University of North Texas	Denton	37,884
University of Texas at Arlington	Arlington	32,975
University of Texas at Dallas	Richardson	17,128
University of Texas at San Antonio	San Antonio	33,568
University of Texas at Tyler	Tyler	6,476
University of the Incarnate Word	San Antonio	7,214

Source: U.S. National Center for Education Statistics.

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