Education

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Public Schools

For more than 125 years, Henderson ISD has provided the educational foundation for generations of students in our community. The instruction provided by all six campuses prepares and equips students with the skills needed to build successful careers and fulfilled futures.

HEDCO believes that high school students are our workforce of tomorrow. That is why we applied for and received several High Demand Job Training grants from the Texas Workforce Commission for four straight years. These grants are a 50/50 match and has benefited the Henderson High School’s Career Technology Education (CTE) area of the school and the students in that program.

So far HEDCO has invested over $810,500 in the career tech facilities and equipment over the past four years and was used for the school’s Health Science Lab, Weld Shop, Culinary, Phlebotomy, Engineering and Robotics, Law, Business, Architecture and Construction.

The school district also participates in the Dual Credit Program with Kilgore College, a nearby junior college.

Private School

Full Armor Christian Academy is a fully accredited non-denominational, Biblically based private school (K4-12).  It was established in 1994 and celebrated 33 years in the Rusk County area in October 2023.  It is accredited by the Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI) which provides a national benchmark for Christian schools, measuring standards, performance, integrity, and quality.  

Higher Education

Students in Henderson looking to pursue higher education or training have several options to do so, ranging from technical certifications to doctoral degrees.

Texas Baptist Institute & Seminary in Henderson was accredited in 2023 by the Association for Biblical Higher Education. Their degree programs consists of Bible Certificate, Bachelor of English, Bible Degree, Bachelor of Theology, Master and Doctorate.

Located In Henderson

  • Texas Baptist Institute & Seminary

  • Kilgore College (local dual-credit classes)

Commuter Distance

  • East Texas Baptist University

  • Kilgore College (local dual-credit classes)

  • Kilgore College

  • LeTourneau University

  • Panola College

  • Stephen F Austin University (SFA)

  • Texas College

  • TSTC Marshall

  • Tyler Junior College (TJC)

  • UT Longview

  • UT Tyler

  • Vista College

  • Wiley College