Panhandle Times

Follett School had the highest enrollment among Lipscomb County schools, welcoming 184 students during the 2022-23 academic year, according to the Texas Education Agency report.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 51.6% of the students were girls, and 48.4% were boys.

Data also showed that the majority of students were white, representing 64.7% of the Follett School total enrollment.

Among the four schools in Lipscomb County, Booker Junior High/High School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 180 students, while Kirksey Elementary School welcomed 163 students and ranked third in the 2022-23 school year.

Follett School is a part of Follett ISD, which roughly covers schools within Lipscomb County with its main office in Follett.

In the previous school year, Booker Junior High/High School had the highest number of students among Lipscomb 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.

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.

School Name	City	Total School Enrollment
Follett School	Follett	184
Booker Junior High/High School	Booker	180
Kirksey Elementary School	Booker	163
Darrouzett Schools	Darrouzett	112