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Enrollment in Mount Vernon ISD schools increased over the previous year

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Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | onestarfoundation.org

Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | onestarfoundation.org

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

There were 1,571 students in the halls of Mount Vernon ISD schools, 2.8% higher than the year before.

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

Out of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 51.6% of them were boys, and 48.4% were girls.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 63% of the Mount Vernon ISD total enrollment.

Mount Vernon ISD has a main office in Mount Vernon and is the only school district within Franklin 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.

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.

Enrollment in Franklin County Over 3 Years

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Enrollment in Franklin County Districts Schools During 2022-23 School Year

SchoolTotal Enrollment in 2022-23Total Enrollment in 2021-22Total % Change
Mt. Vernon Elementary School6105942.7%
Mt. Vernon High School4894792.1%
Mt. Vernon Middle School4724553.7%

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