How many students were enrolled in Amherst ISD schools in 2022-23 school year?

Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | onestarfoundation.org

By West Texas News

Sep 20, 2024

There were 120 students enrolled in Amherst ISD schools in the 2022-23 school year, 6.3% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 53.3% of them were boys, and 46.7% were girls.

Data also shows that the majority of students were Hispanic, representing 87.5% of the Amherst ISD total enrollment.

Amherst ISD roughly covers schools within Lamb County with its main office in Amherst.

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.

Enrollment in Amherst ISD Over 4 Years