Waco Reporter

Hillsboro ISD had the highest enrollment among Hill County districts, welcoming 2,011 students during the 2022-23 academic year, according to the Texas Education Agency report.

Out of the total students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 52.3% of them were boys, and 47.7% were girls.

Data also showed that most of the students were Hispanic, representing 60.2% of the Hillsboro ISD total enrollment.

Among the 12 districts in Hill County, Whitney ISD ranked second in enrollment numbers with 1,522 students, while Itasca ISD welcomed 651 students and ranked third in the 2022-23 school year.

Hillsboro ISD roughly covers schools within Hill County with its main office in Hillsboro.

In the previous school year, Hillsboro ISD had the highest number of students among Hill 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.

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.

District	City (Main Office)	Total enrollment
Hillsboro ISD	Hillsboro	2,011
Whitney ISD	Whitney	1,522
Itasca ISD	Itasca	651
Hubbard ISD	Hubbard	447
Blum ISD	Blum	338
Aquilla ISD	Aquilla	323
Covington ISD	Covington	319
Abbott ISD	Abbott	286
Penelope ISD	Penelope	202
Bynum ISD	Bynum	189
Mount Calm ISD	Mount Calm	168
Malone ISD	Malone	128