Nortex Times

Jacksboro Elementary School had the highest enrollment among Jack County schools, welcoming 497 students during the 2022-23 academic year, according to the Texas Education Agency report.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 53.3% of them were boys, and 46.7% were girls.

Data also showed that the majority of students were white, representing 63.4% of the Jacksboro Elementary School total enrollment.

Among the six schools in Jack County, Jacksboro High School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 335 students, while Bryson School welcomed 259 students and ranked third in the 2022-23 school year.

Jacksboro Elementary School is a part of Jacksboro ISD, which roughly covers schools within Jack County with its main office in Jacksboro.

In the previous school year, Jacksboro Elementary School also had the highest number of students among Jack County schools.

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.

School Name	City	Total School Enrollment
Jacksboro Elementary School	Jacksboro	497
Jacksboro High School	Jacksboro	335
Bryson School	Bryson	259
Jacksboro Middle School	Jacksboro	251
Perrin Elementary School	Perrin	171
Perrin High School	Perrin	148