Austin area residents enjoy a wide variety of education options. There are 29 public school districts, 27 charter school districts, and over 100 private schools in Central Texas. The University of Texas at Austin and 26 other public and private colleges and universities (combined enrollment of approximately 180,000) provide a large number of well-educated workers to area employers. There are an additional 95 four-year colleges and universities within 200 miles of Austin (combined enrollment of well over 400,000 students).

The following links are helpful to dive deeper into the ratings of specific school districts and schools in the Austin area: