Nortex Times

Bowie ISD had the highest enrollment among Montague County districts, welcoming 1,689 students during the 2021-22 academic year, according to the Texas Education Agency report.

Out of the total students welcomed in the 2021-22 school year, 51.4% of them were boys, and 48.6% were girls.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 74.2% of the Bowie ISD total enrollment.

Among the seven districts in Montague County, Nocona ISD ranked second in enrollment numbers with 806 students, while Saint Jo ISD welcomed 322 students and ranked third in the 2021-22 school year.

Bowie ISD generally encompasses schools within Montague County with its main office in Bowie.

In the previous school year, Bowie ISD had the highest number of students among Montague 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.

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.

District	City (Main Office)	Total enrollment
Bowie ISD	Bowie	1,689
Nocona ISD	Nocona	806
Saint Jo ISD		322
Forestburg ISD		176
Montague ISD	Montague	148
Prairie Valley ISD	Nocona	147
Gold Burg ISD	Bowie	144