Amarillo Gazette

Wildorado School had the highest enrollment among Oldham County schools, welcoming 232 students during the 2022-23 academic year, according to the Texas Education Agency report.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 51.3% of the students were girls, and 48.7% were boys.

Data also showed that the majority of students were white, representing 86.2% of the Wildorado School total enrollment.

Among the eight schools in Oldham County, Vega Elementary School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 144 students, while Adrian School welcomed 120 students and ranked third in the 2022-23 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.

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.

School Name	City	Total School Enrollment
Wildorado School	Wildorado	232
Vega Elementary School	Vega	144
Adrian School	Adrian	120
Vega High School	Vega	115
Vega Junior High School	Vega	111
Boys Ranch High School	Boys Ranch	98
Mimi Farley Elementary School	Boys Ranch	35
Blakemore Middle School	Boys Ranch	31