Texas State Board Of Education Vice Chair Pam Little (2024) | pamlittle.com
Texas State Board Of Education Vice Chair Pam Little (2024) | pamlittle.com
Out of the total students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 52.1% of them were boys, and 47.9% were girls.
Data also showed that most of the students were Hispanic, representing 85.2% of the Denver City ISD total enrollment.
Among the two districts in Yoakum County, Plains ISD ranked second in enrollment numbers with 431 students in the 2022-23 school year.
Denver City ISD roughly covers schools within Yoakum County with its main office in Denver City.
In the previous school year, Denver City ISD had the highest number of students among Yoakum 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Denver City ISD | Denver City | 1,557 |
| Plains ISD | Plains | 431 |
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