Upper East Texas News

Rivercrest ISD had the highest enrollment among Red River County districts, welcoming 700 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, 51.1% of them were boys, and 48.9% were girls.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 70.1% of the Rivercrest ISD total enrollment.

Among the four districts in Red River County, Clarksville ISD ranked second in enrollment numbers with 522 students, while Detroit ISD welcomed 490 students and ranked third in the 2022-23 school year.

Rivercrest ISD roughly covers schools within Red River County with its main office in Bogata.

In the previous school year, Rivercrest ISD had the highest number of students among Red River County districts.

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.

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.

District	City (Main Office)	Total enrollment
Rivercrest ISD	Bogata	700
Clarksville ISD	Clarksville	522
Detroit ISD	Detroit	490
Avery ISD	Avery	335