Houston is the largest and most populated city in Texas and the American South. It is the fourth crowed city in the United States of America. It has a population of approximately over 2 million citizens. Houston is home to the Houston Independent School District (HISD) which consists of 17 school districts and 112 campuses, making it the seventh largest school district in the United States. Houston offers magnet or vanguard schools specialising in the sciences, visual and performing arts, and health professions. Houston also has charter schools and some public school districts also have their own charter schools. The city also has over 300 private schools which are accredited by Texas Private School Accreditation Commission. Houston also has Houston Area Independent Schools which offer different religious and secular viewpoints. The Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston operate the Houston Catholic schools.Huston is also home to 3 community colleges which use either the Houston Community College System or the Lone Star College System in the North-Western through North-Eastern part of Houston. Both of these are part of the 10 largest institutions of higher learning in the United States. The South-Eastern part of Houston is assisted by San Jacinto College with the Lee College serving the North-Eastern part of the city. The city also offers several private institutions of higher learning including many colleges and universities including The University of St. Thomas which is a liberal arts college as well as the Rice University which is a Catholic University with over 6,000 students enrolled. Houston provides students our separate and distinct state universities. The University of Houston is a Tier One research university and is nationally recognised. The university was established in 1927 and is the third largest university in Texas with over 40,000 students following the University of Houston System. The city also provides two stand-alone universities: The University of Houston–Clear Lake (UHCL) which was established in 1971 and teaches over 8,000 students and University of Houston–Downtown which was founded in 1974 and has nearly 14,000 students attending. Houston is also home to Texas Southern University (TSU) which is a historically black university (HBCU); it was founded in 1927 as Houston Coloured Junior College. It now teaches nearly 10,000 students.
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