Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | Ballotpedia
Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | Ballotpedia
Out of the total students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 53.3% of them were boys, and 46.7% were girls.
Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 80.8% of the Panhandle ISD total enrollment.
Among the three districts in Carson County, White Deer ISD ranked second in enrollment numbers with 334 students, while Groom ISD welcomed 150 students and ranked third in the 2022-23 school year.
Panhandle ISD roughly covers schools within Carson County with its main office in Panhandle.
In the previous school year, Panhandle ISD had the highest number of students among Carson County districts.
Texas is found to be one of the least educated states in the U.S. A study from WalletHub ranked Texas 41st out of 50 states in terms of the quality of the educational system and how successful students were.
More than 5.4 million students are enrolled in public schools across Texas. Nearly one million of them live in rural areas where options for local public schools are few and far between.
The Texas education system is currently torn between public schools and taxpayer-funded private schools.
Critics argue that private schools use funds that should go to the public school system, while private school advocates claim they’re offering better education for more Texas students.
| District | City (Main Office) | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Panhandle ISD | Panhandle | 657 |
| White Deer ISD | White Deer | 334 |
| Groom ISD | Groom | 150 |
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