There were 2,678 students enrolled in Gilmer ISD schools in 2021-22 school year

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

By Longview Times

Dec 9, 2023

There were 2,678 students enrolled in Gilmer ISD schools in the 2021-22 school year, 6.7% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2021-22 school year, 52.7% of them were boys, and 47.3% were girls.

Data also shows that the majority of students were white, representing 58.7% of the Gilmer ISD total enrollment.

Gilmer ISD roughly covers schools within Upshur County with its main office in Gilmer.

Among the four schools in Gilmer ISD, Gilmer Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of 1,116 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 Gilmer ISD Over 3 Years