TX Commissioner of Education Mike Morath 2023 | State Board for Education
TX Commissioner of Education Mike Morath 2023 | State Board for Education
Out of the total students welcomed in the 2021-22 school year, 50.8% of them were boys, and 49.2% were girls.
The most represented ethnicity among Forney ISD students was white, accounting for 33.8% of the student population.
Among the eight districts in Kaufman County, Crandall ISD ranked second in enrollment numbers with 5,451 students, while Terrell ISD welcomed 4,973 students and ranked third in the 2021-22 school year.
Forney ISD generally encompasses 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.
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.
| District | City (Main Office) | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Forney ISD | Forney | 14,349 |
| Crandall ISD | Crandall | 5,451 |
| Terrell ISD | Terrell | 4,973 |
| Kaufman ISD | Kaufman | 4,103 |
| Mabank ISD | Mabank | 3,659 |
| Kemp ISD | Kemp | 1,692 |
| Scurry-Rosser ISD | Scurry | 1,085 |
| Martins Mill ISD | 511 |
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