Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | onestarfoundation.org
Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | onestarfoundation.org
Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 53.6% of the students were girls, and 46.4% were boys.
Data also showed that the majority of students were Hispanic, representing 63.4% of the Ft. Davis School total enrollment.
Among the two schools in Jeff Davis County, Valentine School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 44 students in the 2022-23 school year.
Ft. Davis School is a part of Ft. Davis ISD, which roughly covers schools within Jeff Davis County with its main office in Ft. Davis.
In the previous school year, Ft. Davis School also had the highest number of students among Jeff Davis 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ft. Davis School | Ft. Davis | 183 |
| Valentine School | Valentine | 44 |
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