Amarillo Gazette

The only school in Armstrong County had a rise in enrollment numbers in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency report.

There were 328 students in the halls of Claude Schools, 6.8% higher than the year before.

The enrollment numbers in Armstrong County amplified the state's increasing trend, showing a sharper increase in student numbers than the state average.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 52.4% of them were boys, and 47.6% were girls.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 79.3% of the Claude Schools's total enrollment.

Claude Schools has a main office in Claude and is the only school within Armstrong County.

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	Total Enrollment in 2022-23	Total Enrollment in 2021-22	Total % Change
Claude Schools	328	307	6.8%