Van Alstyne ISD currently has 1,700 students in K-12 and is growing at a 10% rate. Currently, students attend Partin or Sanford elementary (K-4), Middle School (5-8), and High School (9-12). Van Alstyne ISD is ranked in the top 5% of high schools in the state by schooldigger.com. Van Alstyne ISD is also rated an "A" district by the Texas Education Agency. Students in Van Alstyne score significantly higher than the state average on most STAAR exams. Students also perform higher than the state average on SAT and ACT exams. (Source: Van Alstyne ISD Website)

Though Van Alstyne has a proud historic past, our educational facilities are very modern. For the 2018-2019 school year, a second elementary school, Bob and Lola Sanford Elementary, opened, and John and Nelda Partin Elementary School was rededicated after extensive remodeling. Students and teachers enjoy modern facilities and the latest technology available in the classroom. The community provides student scholarships and teacher grants through the nonprofit Van Alstyne Education Foundation.

In 1889 area merchants and landowners established Columbia College to teach arts & sciences and vocational training. Today Van Alstyne is the home of the Grayson College South Campus. Students can take courses in various fields of study including biology, computing, economics, language, education, government, history, mathematics, physical training, psychology & sociology, speech, and vocational nursing.

The South Campus has recently added both new buildings and new programs. This expansion enlarges and adds the following disciplines: medical laboratory technology, welding, electrician and Occupational Safety and Health.

The Van Alstyne Public Library provides the community with reading and educational materials for the whole family with almost 40,000 books, audiovisual materials, and magazines plus internet access.