Upshur County schools enrolled 8,051 students during 2023-24 school year

Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | Ballotpedia

By Longview Times

Mar 28, 2025

There were 8,051 students enrolled in Upshur County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 0.5% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

At the time, Upshur County had the 80th largest enrollment in the state.

Data also showed that white students made up 65.4% of the student body, the largest percentage in Upshur County schools, followed by Hispanic students at 19.7%, Black students at 7.5%, American Indian students at 0.5%, Asian students at 0.4% and multiracial students at 6.3%.

Underfunding is a frequently cited challenge facing the state's school district. According to a 2024 report from the Texas Education Agency, per-pupil funding has not increased since 2019, despite inflation rates rising by more than 20% since then.

“As a result, many districts in our very own Central Texas region are being forced to cut back on essential programs, services, consider school closures, and adopt deficit budgets just to provide students with the education that they deserve,” Hutto ISD Trustee James Matlock stated in an interview.

Enrollment in Upshur County Schools Over 4 Years

Breakdown of Student Enrollment in Upshur County Schools

School name	Total enrollment in 2022-23	Total enrollment in 2023-24	% change
Azleway - Big Sandy	22	23	4.5%
Big Sandy Elementary School	337	326	-3.3%
Big Sandy High School	189	188	-0.5%
Big Sandy Junior High School	145	159	9.7%
Bruce Junior High School	429	427	-0.5%
Gilmer Elementary School	1,179	1,224	3.8%
Gilmer High School	815	857	5.2%
Gilmer Intermediate School	402	415	3.2%
Gladewater High School	459	467	1.7%
Harmony Elementary School	313	287	-8.3%
Harmony High School	282	283	0.4%
Harmony Intermediate School	156	158	1.3%
Harmony Junior High School	258	253	-1.9%
New Diana High School	330	314	-4.8%
New Diana Middle School	282	283	0.4%
Ore City Elementary School	399	395	-1%
Ore City High School	243	231	-4.9%
Ore City Middle School	183	181	-1.1%
Robert F. Hunt Elementary School	574	567	-1.2%
Sharon A. Richardson Elementary School	111	117	5.4%
Union Grove Elementary School	406	385	-5.2%
Union Grove High School	229	232	1.3%
Union Grove Junior High School	126	120	-4.8%
Union Hill High School	143	159	11.2%