Longview Times

Gilmer Elementary School had the highest enrollment among Upshur County schools, welcoming 1,179 students during the 2022-23 academic year, according to the Texas Education Agency report.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 51.1% of them were boys, and 48.9% were girls.

Data also showed that the majority of students were white, representing 57.2% of the Gilmer Elementary School total enrollment.

Among the 24 schools in Upshur County, Gilmer High School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 815 students, while Robert F. Hunt Elementary School welcomed 574 students and ranked third in the 2022-23 school year.

Gilmer Elementary School is a part of Gilmer ISD, which roughly covers schools within Upshur County with its main office in Gilmer.

In the previous school year, Gilmer Elementary School also had the highest number of students among Upshur County schools.

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.

School Name	City	Total School Enrollment
Gilmer Elementary School	Gilmer	1,179
Gilmer High School	Gilmer	815
Robert F. Hunt Elementary School	Diana	574
Gladewater High School	Gladewater	459
Bruce Junior High School	Gilmer	429
Union Grove Elementary School	Gladewater	406
Gilmer Intermediate School	Gilmer	402
Ore City Elementary School	Ore City	399
Big Sandy Elementary School	Big Sandy	337
New Diana High School	Diana	330
Harmony Elementary School	Big Sandy	313
New Diana Middle School	Diana	282
Harmony High School	Big Sandy	282
Harmony Junior High School	Big Sandy	258
Ore City High School	Ore City	243
Union Grove High School	Gladewater	229
Big Sandy High School	Big Sandy	189
Ore City Middle School	Ore City	183
Harmony Intermediate School	Big Sandy	156
Big Sandy Junior High School	Big Sandy	145
Union Hill High School	Gilmer	143
Union Grove Junior High School	Gladewater	126
Sharon A. Richardson Elementary School	Gilmer	111
Azleway - Big Sandy	Austin	22