Nortex Times

Henrietta ISD had the highest enrollment among Clay County districts, welcoming 994 students during the 2022-23 academic year, according to the Texas Education Agency report.

Out of the total students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 54.3% of them were boys, and 45.7% were girls.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 84.2% of the Henrietta ISD total enrollment.

Among the four districts in Clay County, Petrolia CISD ranked second in enrollment numbers with 473 students, while Bellevue ISD welcomed 167 students and ranked third in the 2022-23 school year.

Henrietta ISD roughly covers schools within Clay County with its main office in Henrietta.

In the previous school year, Henrietta ISD had the highest number of students among Clay 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
Henrietta ISD	Henrietta	994
Petrolia CISD	Petrolia	473
Bellevue ISD	Bellevue	167
Midway ISD	Henrietta	131