Enrollment at Valentine ISD schools increased by 2.9% compared to previous school year

TX Commissioner of Education Mike Morath 2023 | State Board for Education

By Far West Texas News

Dec 19, 2023

There were 36 students enrolled in Valentine ISD schools in the 2021-22 school year, 2.9% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2021-22 school year, 63.9% of them were boys, and 36.1% were girls.

Data also shows that the majority of students were Hispanic, representing 61.1% of the Valentine ISD total enrollment.

Valentine ISD roughly covers schools within Jeff Davis County with its main office in Valentine.

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.

Enrollment in Valentine ISD Over 3 Years