Cass County schools enrolled 5,268 students in the 2024-25 school year, 2.6% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.
At the time, Cass County had the 92nd largest enrollment in the state.
Data also showed that white students made up 66.1% of the student body, the largest share of enrollment in Cass County schools, followed by Black students at 17.1%, Hispanic students at 9.7%, Asian students at 0.6%, American Indian students at 0.4%, Pacific Islander students at 0.1%, and multiracial students at 6.1%.
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 name | Total enrollment in 2023-24 | Total enrollment in 2024-25 | % change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Elementary School | 435 | 447 | 2.8% |
| Atlanta High School | 503 | 511 | 1.6% |
| Atlanta Middle School | 412 | 427 | 3.6% |
| Atlanta Primary School | 576 | 544 | -5.6% |
| Avinger School | 117 | 112 | -4.3% |
| Bloomburg School | 243 | 229 | -5.8% |
| Hughes Springs Elementary School | 525 | 531 | 1.1% |
| Hughes Springs High School | 331 | 327 | -1.2% |
| Hughes Springs Junior High School | 261 | 232 | -11.1% |
| J. K. Hileman Elementary School | 369 | 341 | -7.6% |
| Linden Elementary School | 342 | 299 | -12.6% |
| Linden-Kildare High School | 180 | 186 | 3.3% |
| Mae Luster Stephens Junior High School | 132 | 132 | 0% |
| McLeod High School | 428 | 424 | -0.9% |
| Morris Upchurch Middle School | 265 | 267 | 0.8% |
| Queen City High School | 292 | 259 | -11.3% |
Information in this article was obtained from the Texas Education Agency. The source data can be found here.
