Olney Independent School District enrolled 691 students in the 2024-25 school year, a 5.1% decrease from 728 the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.
Among the student body, 53.1% were boys and 46.9% were girls.
Data also showed that most of the students were white (389), representing 56.3% of the district’s total enrollment. Hispanic students were the second-largest group, totaling 258 students (37.3%).
The grade level with the highest enrollment was fifth grade, with 60 students enrolled that year, accounting for 8.7% of the total student body.
The district covers three schools, and has a central office in Olney.
Texas has the nation’s second-largest K-12 public school system, serving about 5.5 million students with a student-to-teacher ratio of roughly 15:1.
About 42,103 teachers in Texas, or 12% of the state’s 352,234 teachers, did not hold an active teaching certificate during the 2024-25 school year, according to a report from the Texas Education Agency. The share of uncertified teachers has increased from 3.8% in the 2019-20 school year.
A 2026 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.
| School | Total Enrollment |
|---|---|
| Olney Elementary School | 369 |
| Olney High School | 183 |
| Olney Junior High School | 139 |
Information in this article was obtained from the Texas Education Agency. The source data can be found here.
