At the heart of the Spring Branch Community is its schools. Since its creation as a suburban school district in the 1940s, SBISD has been nationally renowned for providing quality education. than 180,000 residents of the city of Houston and the six incorporated villages surrounded by the city - Bunker Hill, Hedwig, Hilshire, Hunters Creek, Piney Point and Spring Valley - comprise the school district. The district's dedication to small neighborhood schools is credited with contributing to the success of our schools and our students. Each school day, the district welcomes more than 33,000 students through the doors of its 45 campuses including: 26 elementary schools 7 regular middle schools 3 charter middle schools 4 traditional high school 1 alternative high school