How many students were enrolled in Dimmitt ISD schools in 2021-22 school year?

TX Commissioner of Education Mike Morath 2023 | State Board for Education

By Panhandle Times

Dec 9, 2023

There were 1,158 students enrolled in Dimmitt ISD schools in the 2021-22 school year, 2% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2021-22 school year, 51.4% of them were boys, and 48.6% were girls.

Data also shows that the majority of students were Hispanic, representing 91.3% of the Dimmitt ISD total enrollment.

Dimmitt ISD roughly covers schools within Castro County with its main office in Dimmitt.

Among the three schools in Dimmitt ISD, Richardson Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of 564 students in the 2021-22 school year.

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.

Enrollment in Dimmitt ISD Over 3 Years