Editing Harris County, Texas (section)

===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>