Waskom ISD Education: 845 students were enrolled in schools in 2021-22 school year

TX Commissioner of Education Mike Morath 2023 | State Board for Education

By Longview Times

Dec 20, 2023

There were 845 students enrolled in Waskom ISD schools in the 2021-22 school year, 2.5% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2021-22 school year, 52.3% of them were boys, and 47.7% were girls.

Data also shows that the majority of students were white, representing 51.5% of the Waskom ISD total enrollment.

Waskom ISD roughly covers schools within Harrison County with its main office in Waskom.

Among the three schools in Waskom ISD, Waskom Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of 375 students in the 2021-22 school year.

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 Waskom ISD Over 3 Years