Editing Harris County, Texas (section)

==Education==
===Primary and secondary schools===
[[File:HarrisCoEducationDept.JPG|thumb|[[Harris County Department of Education]] – Ronald W. Reagan Building]]
The [[Harris County Department of Education]], a county division overseeing education by local school districts, with a 2011 budget around $100 million, is headquartered in the Ronald W. Reagan Building in the [[Northside, Houston|Northside]] district in Houston. It has an Adult Education Center in the Northside and an office in the North Post Oak Building in [[Spring Branch, Houston|Spring Branch]].<ref name="SBManagement"/><ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20090322180116/http://www.hcde-texas.org/default.aspx?name=ContactUs3 Contact Us]." Harris County Department of Education. Retrieved on May 30, 2009.</ref><ref>"[http://www.greaternorthside.org/_dl/gnmd_map.pdf Greater Northside Management District] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091104075640/http://www.greaternorthside.org/_dl/gnmd_map.pdf |date=November 4, 2009 }}." Greater Northside Management District. Retrieved on May 30, 2009.</ref>

Several [[school district]]s serve Harris County communities. Among the 26 districts are:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st48_tx/schooldistrict_maps/c48201_harris/DC20SD_C48201.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st48_tx/schooldistrict_maps/c48201_harris/DC20SD_C48201.pdf |archive-date=October 9, 2022 |url-status=live|title=2020 census - school district reference map: Harris County, TX|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=June 29, 2022}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st48_tx/schooldistrict_maps/c48201_harris/DC20SD_C48201_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>

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* [[Aldine ISD]]
* [[Alief ISD]]
* [[Channelview Independent School District|Channelview ISD]]
* [[Clear Creek ISD]]
* [[Crosby Independent School District|Crosby ISD]]
* [[Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District|Cypress-Fairbanks ISD]]
* [[Dayton Independent School District|Dayton ISD]]
* [[Deer Park Independent School District|Deer Park ISD]]
* [[Galena Park Independent School District|Galena Park ISD]]
* [[Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District|Goose Creek CISD]]
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* [[Houston ISD]]
* [[Huffman Independent School District|Huffman ISD]]
* [[Humble Independent School District|Humble ISD]]
* [[Katy ISD]]
* [[Klein ISD]]
* [[La Porte Independent School District|La Porte ISD]]
* [[New Caney Independent School District|New Caney ISD]]
* [[Pasadena ISD]]
* [[Pearland Independent School District|Pearland ISD]]
* [[Sheldon Independent School District|Sheldon ISD]]
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* [[Spring ISD]]
* [[Spring Branch ISD]]
* [[Stafford MSD]]
* [[Tomball ISD]]
* [[Waller Independent School District|Waller ISD]]
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On July 1, 2013, the [[North Forest Independent School District]] closed and its territory became a part of Houston ISD.<ref>Barajas, Erik. "[https://abc13.com/archive/9157891/ North Forest ISD officially closes today] ." ''[[KTRK-TV]]''. July 1, 2013. Retrieved on July 1, 2013.</ref>

In addition, [[List of state-operated charter schools in Houston|state-operated charter schools]] are in the county. Charter schools in [[unincorporated area]]s include:
* [[Jamie's House Charter School]] (6–12)
* Richard Milburn Academy Houston (high school) – Of [[Milburn Schools]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.greatschools.net/modperl/browse_school/tx/10279 |title=Richard Milburn Academy – Suburban Houston – Houston, Texas – TX – School overview |publisher=Greatschools.net |date=September 7, 2010 |access-date=January 14, 2012}}</ref>
* YES Prep North Central of [[YES Prep Public Schools]]

The department of education of the county operates the Highpoint Schools.<ref>"[http://www.hcde-texas.org/default.aspx?name=Highpoint Highpoint Schools],"  and Academic & Behavior Centers East and West (ABC-E) and (ABC-E). Harris County Department of Education. Retrieved on July 17, 2011.</ref>

===Colleges and universities===
{{see also|List of colleges and universities in Houston}}
[[File:Ezekiel W. Cullen Building (Alternate).JPG|thumb|right|[[Ezekiel W. Cullen Building]] at the [[University of Houston]]]]
[[File:Rice University - Sally Port.JPG|thumb|[[Rice University]] - Sally Port]]

Four separate and distinct state universities are located in Harris County. The [[University of Houston]] is a nationally recognized Tier One research university, and is the flagship institution of the [[University of Houston System]].<ref name="Tier One Research">{{cite web |url=http://www.uh.edu/news-events/stories/2011articles/Jan2011/011811CarnegieTierOne.php|title=Carnegie Foundation Gives University of Houston its Highest Classification for Research Success, Elevating UH to Tier One Status|author=Bonnin, Richard|publisher=University of Houston |access-date=February 8, 2011}}</ref><ref name="Tier One Research 2">{{cite news |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/print-edition/2011/01/21/uh-achieves-tier-one-status-in-research.html|title=UH achieves Tier One status in research|work=Houston Business Journal |access-date=July 6, 2011|date=January 21, 2011}}</ref><ref name="Tier One Research 3">{{cite web |url=http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/7386162.html|title=UH takes big step up to Tier One status|work=Houston Chronicle |access-date=July 6, 2011|date=January 18, 2011}}</ref> The {{nowrap|third-largest}} university in Texas,<ref name="State of the University: Fall 2011">{{cite web | url=http://www.uh.edu/president/communications/university-community/fall-address-highlights/Fall_Address_Slides_10-3-2011.pdf | title=State of the University: Fall 2011 | publisher=University of Houston | date=October 4, 2011 | access-date=October 5, 2011 | author=Khator, Renu | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111027101812/http://uh.edu/president/communications/university-community/fall-address-highlights/Fall_Address_Slides_10-3-2011.pdf | archive-date=October 27, 2011 | url-status=dead | df=mdy-all }}</ref> the University of Houston counted 43,774 (fall 2016)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uh.edu/news-events/stories/2017/august/08212017UH-Welcomes-Record-Number-Of-Students-Fall-2017.php|title=UH Welcomes Record Number of Students for Fall 2017|author=Kever, Jeannie|access-date=December 29, 2017|date=August 21, 2017|publisher=University of Houston}}</ref> students on its 667-acre campus in southeast Houston. The [[University of Houston–Clear Lake]] and the [[University of Houston–Downtown]] are {{nowrap|stand-alone}} universities; they are not branch campuses of the University of Houston. Located in the historic community of Third Ward is [[Texas Southern University]], one of the largest historically black colleges and universities in the United States.

Several private institutions of higher learning—ranging from liberal arts colleges to a nationally recognized research university—are located within Harris County. [[Rice University]] is one of the leading teaching and research universities of the United States and ranked the nation's 17th best overall university by ''U.S. News & World Report''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Rice University, Best Colleges 2009|work=U.S. News & World Report|access-date=March 27, 2009|url=http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/college/items/3604|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090216191034/http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/college/items/3604|archive-date=February 16, 2009|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

Five community college districts exist with campuses in and around Harris County:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Education Code Chapter 130. Junior College Districts |url=https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.130.htm |website=statutes.capitol.texas.gov|access-date=2024-09-10}}</ref>
* The [[Houston Community College System]] serves Houston ISD (including the former North Forest ISD), Katy ISD, Spring Branch ISD, Alief ISD, and Stafford MSD. This includes most of the City of Houston.
* The [[Lone Star College System]] (formerly North-Harris Montgomery Community College District) serves Aldine ISD, Cypress-Fairbanks ISD, Tomball ISD, Humble ISD, and Klein ISD. This constitutes the northwestern through northeastern parts of the county.
* [[San Jacinto College]] serves Pasadena ISD, Galena Park ISD, Sheldon ISD, Channelview ISD, Deer Park ISD, La Porte ISD, and the Harris County part of Clear Creek ISD. This constitutes southeastern and eastern portions of the county 
* [[Lee College]] serves Goose Creek ISD, Crosby ISD, and Huffman ISD, far east to northeast sections
* [[Blinn College]] is the community college for portions of Waller ISD in Harris County, far northwestern parts.

The Houston Community College and Lone Star College systems are within the [[List of United States colleges and universities by enrollment#US Department of Education Ranking|10 largest institutions of higher learning]] in the United States.

===Public libraries===
Harris County operates its own [[public library]] system, the [[Harris County Public Library]].

In addition, Houston has the [[Houston Public Library]], a city-controlled public library system.

The cities of [[Baytown, Texas|Baytown]], [[Bellaire, Texas|Bellaire]], [[Deer Park, Texas|Deer Park]], and [[Pasadena, Texas|Pasadena]] have their own city-controlled libraries.