Oldham County Education: Which school had most students enrolled in 2023-24 school year?

Wildorado School had the highest enrollment among Oldham County schools, welcoming 215 students during the 2023-24 academic year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2023-24 school year, 52.1% of them were boys, and 47.9% were girls.

Data also showed that the majority of students identified themselves as white, representing 84.7% of the total enrollment in Wildorado School.

Among the eight schools in Oldham County, Vega Elementary School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 135 students, while Adrian School welcomed 117 students and ranked third in the 2023-24 school year.

Wildorado School is a part of Wildorado ISD, which roughly covers schools within Oldham County with its main office in Wildorado.

In the previous school year, Wildorado School also had the highest number of students among Oldham County schools.

A recent study by WalletHub classified Texas as one of the least-educated states in the U.S., ranking it 41st out of 50 in educational quality and student outcomes.

Underfunding is a frequently cited challenge facing the state’s school districts. According to a 2024 report from the Texas Education Agency, per-pupil funding has not increased since 2019, despite inflation rates rising by more than 20% since then.

“As a result, many districts in our very own Central Texas region are being forced to cut back on essential programs, services, consider school closures, and adopt deficit budgets just to provide students with the education that they deserve,” Hutto ISD Trustee James Matlock stated in an interview.