Panhandle Times

There were 343 students enrolled in Booker ISD schools in the 2022-23 school year, 3.9% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 50.1% of them were boys, and 49.9% were girls.

Data also shows that the majority of students were Hispanic, representing 76.7% of the Booker ISD total enrollment.

Booker ISD roughly covers schools within Lipscomb County with its main office in Booker.

Among the two schools in Booker ISD, Booker Junior High/High School recorded the highest enrollment of 180 students in the 2022-23 school year.

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	Total Enrollment
Booker Junior High/High School	180
Kirksey Elementary School	163