About Greenville ISD

Greenville ISD Goals

• Practice sound financial stewardship by operating within a balanced budget
• Continue to improve student achievement through excellent and innovative teaching and learning
• Intentionally work to narrow the academic achievement gap among student groups
• Celebrate staff and student achievements, spreading the word that GISD is a great place to work, live and learn
• Seize every opportunity to build pride in GISD, both within the district and in the community it serves

• Enrollment: 5,500
• 4 Elementary Campuses (Kindergarten – Fourth Grade)
• 1 Fifth & Sixth Grade Center
• 1 Middle School
• 2 High Schools - 1 Traditional (Greenville HS) and 1 Alternative Learning Center (New Horizons HS)
• 1 Early Childhood Center (includes 3-year old Pre-Kindergarten, 4-year old Pre-Kindergarten, and Hunt County Head Start Program) 

• Forever A Lion, a partnership with Texas A&M University - Commerce that provides a pathway to college for every Greenville High School graduate.
• Growing Up Bilingual, a dual language program that allows students to grow up studying subjects in English and Spanish, preparing them to succeed in a competitive marketplace. 
• Early College High School, a powerful grant-funded initiative that allows students to graduate from high school with an Associate's Degree in Engineering from Paris Junior College.

• Greenville ISD students have a 95% graduation rate (latest audited data: 2021-22 TAPR)
• Greenville ISD received a 98 (A) on the most recent FIRST rating (2021-22 fiscal year)
• The GISD School Board was named one of five state finalists for the HEB's 2020 Outstanding School Board Award.
• Robust academic offerings and industry certification opportunities in Career and Technical Education with a state-of-the-art 50,000 square foot facility at Greenville High School
• State, national, and world championship-winning Robotics Teams
• 6 National Solar Car Championships
• GISD Destination Imagination teams have a rich history in competing at the highest level in the world’s largest creative problem solving competition
• Robust & innovative programs for gifted & talented students
• Dual credit offerings through Paris Junior College in core academics and Career and Technical Education
• GISD offers an Early College High School program where students graduate with an associate degree from Paris Junior College along with their high school diploma
• Recognized Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (NJROTC) with “Outstanding” rating.
• Award-winning fine arts programs offered elementary through high school including our Lion Pride Band, GHS Mane Attraction Theatre Group, choir, music and art classes at all levels
• Home of the FIRST drill team in the world, the GHS Flaming Flashes, founded by Gussie Nell Davis, also the creator of the Kilgore Rangerettes
• Nationally recognized FFA program, as well as many other agricultural offerings
• State-recognized 21^st Century After-School Program (ACE)
• Competitive athletics programs
• Partnerships with colleges and universities, particularly Paris Junior College and Texas A&M Commerce
• A diverse student body that reflects the rich cultures and differences throughout our community
• Highly qualified and skilled teachers in every classroom
• Officers of the GISD Police Department are fully certified, highly trained and qualified to help create the safest learning environment possible for our students, staff and visitors.

• Greenville ISD received an "A" rating in fiscal accountability
• The GISD School Board has passed and maintained a balanced budget for the last four school years