Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | Ballotpedia
Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | Ballotpedia
Out of the total students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 51.6% of them were boys, and 48.4% were girls.
Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 57.3% of the Gilmer ISD total enrollment.
Among the eight districts in Upshur County, Gladewater ISD ranked second in enrollment numbers with 1,755 students, while New Diana ISD welcomed 1,186 students and ranked third in the 2022-23 school year.
Gilmer ISD roughly covers schools within Upshur County with its main office in Gilmer.
In the previous school year, Gilmer ISD had the highest number of students among Upshur 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Gilmer ISD | Gilmer | 2,825 |
| Gladewater ISD | Gladewater | 1,755 |
| New Diana ISD | 1,186 | |
| Harmony ISD | Big Sandy | 1,009 |
| Ore City ISD | Ore City | 825 |
| Union Grove ISD | Gladewater | 761 |
| Big Sandy ISD | Big Sandy | 671 |
| Union Hill ISD | Gilmer | 254 |
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