Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | onestarfoundation.org
Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | onestarfoundation.org
Out of the total students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 54.6% of them were boys, and 45.4% were girls.
Data also showed that most of the students were Hispanic, representing 89.5% of the Friona ISD total enrollment.
Among the four districts in Parmer County, Farwell ISD ranked second in enrollment numbers with 606 students, while Bovina ISD welcomed 425 students and ranked third in the 2022-23 school year.
Friona ISD roughly covers schools within Parmer County with its main office in Friona.
In the previous school year, Friona ISD had the highest number of students among Parmer 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.
The Texas education system is currently torn between public schools and taxpayer-funded private schools.
Critics argue that private schools use funds that should go to the public school system, while private school advocates claim they’re offering better education for more Texas students.
| District | City (Main Office) | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Friona ISD | Friona | 1,063 |
| Farwell ISD | Farwell | 606 |
| Bovina ISD | Bovina | 425 |
| Lazbuddie ISD | 130 |
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