TX Commissioner of Education Mike Morath 2023 | State Board for Education
TX Commissioner of Education Mike Morath 2023 | State Board for Education
There were 543 students in the halls of Wellington ISD schools, 0.2% higher than the year before.
Enrollment in Collingsworth County was steady compared to the state’s trend of increasing enrollment.
Out of all the students welcomed in the 2021-22 school year, 50.8% of them were boys, and 49.2% were girls.
The most represented ethnicity among Wellington ISD students was white, accounting for 49.0% of the student population.
Wellington ISD has a main office in Wellington and is the only school district within Collingsworth County.
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 | Total Enrollment in 2021-22 | Total Enrollment in 2020-21 | Total % Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wellington Elementary School | 255 | 262 | -2.7% |
| Wellington High School | 152 | 140 | 8.6% |
| Wellington Junior High School | 136 | 140 | -2.9% |
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