Forney ISD had the highest enrollment among Kaufman County districts, welcoming 17,002 students during the 2023-24 academic year, according to the Texas Education Agency report.
Out of the total students welcomed in the 2023-24 school year, 50.9% of them were boys, and 49.1% were girls.
The most represented ethnicity among Forney ISD students was Black, accounting for 39.1% of the student population.
Among the seven districts in Kaufman County, Crandall ISD ranked second in enrollment numbers with 6,443 students, while Terrell ISD welcomed 5,255 students and ranked third in the 2023-24 school year.
Forney ISD roughly covers schools within Kaufman County with its main office in Forney.
In the previous school year, Forney ISD had the highest number of students among Kaufman County districts.
A recent study by WalletHub classified Texas as one of the least-educated states in the U.S., ranking it 41st out of 50 in educational quality and student outcomes.
Underfunding is a frequently cited challenge facing the state’s school district. According to a 2024 report from the Texas Education Agency, per-pupil funding has not increased since 2019, despite inflation rates rising by more than 20% since then.
“As a result, many districts in our very own Central Texas region are being forced to cut back on essential programs, services, consider school closures, and adopt deficit budgets just to provide students with the education that they deserve,” Hutto ISD Trustee James Matlock stated in an interview.
| District | City (Main Office) | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Forney ISD | Forney | 17,002 |
| Crandall ISD | Crandall | 6,443 |
| Terrell ISD | Terrell | 5,255 |
| Kaufman ISD | Kaufman | 4,378 |
| Mabank ISD | Mabank | 4,066 |
| Kemp ISD | Kemp | 1,967 |
| Scurry-Rosser ISD | Scurry | 1,046 |
