Of all the students welcomed in the 2021-22 school year, 54.4% of them were boys, and 45.6% were girls.
Data also showed that the majority of students were white, representing 52.3% of the Mineral Wells Elementary School total enrollment.
Among the 10 schools in Palo Pinto County, Mineral Wells High School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 884 students, while Mineral Wells Junior High School welcomed 498 students and ranked third in the 2021-22 school year.
Mineral Wells Elementary School is a part of Mineral Wells ISD, which roughly covers schools within Palo Pinto County with its main office in Mineral Wells.
In the previous school year, Mineral Wells Elementary School also had the highest number of students among Palo Pinto 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.
Education in Texas is often a hot button issue, especially as test scores lag behind other states.
“The problems commonly cited are flaws in the school financing system, relatively low teacher salary, poor test performance by students, dropouts from traditional schools in favor of charter schools, gun violence, and mental health issues,” claimed the Texas Almanac.
| School Name | City | Total School Enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Mineral Wells Elementary School | Mineral Wells | 1,834 |
| Mineral Wells High School | Mineral Wells | 884 |
| Mineral Wells Junior High School | Mineral Wells | 498 |
| Graford School | Graford | 321 |
| Gordon School | Gordon | 264 |
| Santo High School | Santo | 257 |
| Santo Elementary School | Santo | 242 |
| Strawn School | Strawn | 162 |
| Palo Pinto Elementary School | Palo Pinto | 84 |
| Mineral Wells Academy | Mineral Wells | 19 |
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