Nortex Times

The only school district in Baylor County had rising enrollment in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency report.

There were 644 students in the halls of Seymour ISD schools, 3.9% higher than the year before.

Enrollment in Baylor County was steady compared to the state’s trend of increasing enrollment.

Out of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 54% of them were boys, and 46% were girls.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 65.8% of the Seymour ISD total enrollment.

Seymour ISD has a main office in Seymour and is the only school district within Baylor County.

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	Total Enrollment in 2022-23	Total Enrollment in 2021-22	Total % Change
Seymour Elementary School	277	272	1.8%
Seymour High School	177	164	7.9%
Seymour Middle School	190	184	3.3%