Panhandle Times

Wheeler School had the highest enrollment among Wheeler County schools, welcoming 387 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, 52.2% of them were boys, and 47.8% were girls.

Data also showed that the majority of students were Hispanic, representing 55% of the Wheeler School total enrollment.

Among the six schools in Wheeler County, Shamrock Elementary School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 176 students, while Kelton School welcomed 153 students and ranked third in the 2022-23 school year.

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

In the previous school year, Wheeler School also had the highest number of students among Wheeler 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
Wheeler School	Wheeler	387
Shamrock Elementary School	Shamrock	176
Kelton School	Wheeler	153
Fort Elliott School	Briscoe	153
Shamrock High School	Shamrock	111
Shamrock Middle School	Shamrock	73