CHISD serves a student body of almost 3,380 students in grades Pre-Kindergarten through 12. The district is rated as 4A Division 1 by the University Interscholastic League. This growing district competes in the interscholastic league with Kilgore, Jacksonville, Henderson, and Palestine. The District is located in eastern Smith County, Texas and covers 118 square miles, which includes a small portion of the City of Tyler, the University of Texas at Tyler, the community of Jackson, and the city of New Chapel Hill.