Of all the students welcomed in the 2021-22 school year, 53.9% of them were boys, and 46.1% were girls.
Data also showed that the majority of students were Hispanic, representing 92% of the Richardson Elementary School total enrollment.
Among the five schools in Castro County, Dimmitt High School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 330 students, while Dimmitt Middle School welcomed 264 students and ranked third in the 2021-22 school year.
Richardson Elementary School is a part of Dimmitt ISD, which roughly covers schools within Castro County with its main office in Dimmitt.
In the previous school year, Richardson Elementary School also had the highest number of students among Castro 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Richardson Elementary School | Dimmitt | 564 |
| Dimmitt High School | Dimmitt | 330 |
| Dimmitt Middle School | Dimmitt | 264 |
| Nazareth School | Nazareth | 250 |
| Hart ISD | Hart | 211 |
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