Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | Ballotpedia
Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | Ballotpedia
Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 53.3% of the students were girls, and 46.7% were boys.
Data also showed that the majority of students were white, representing 69.8% of the Rivercrest Elementary School total enrollment.
Among the 10 schools in Red River County, Cheatham Elementary School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 272 students, while Clarksville Middle and High School welcomed 250 students and ranked third in the 2022-23 school year.
Rivercrest Elementary School is a part of Rivercrest ISD, which roughly covers schools within Red River County with its main office in Bogata.
In the previous school year, Rivercrest Elementary School also had the highest number of students among Red River 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Rivercrest Elementary School | Bogata | 334 |
| Cheatham Elementary School | Clarksville | 272 |
| Clarksville Middle and High School | Clarksville | 250 |
| Detroit Elementary School | Detroit | 237 |
| Rivercrest High School | Bogata | 201 |
| Avery Secondary | Avery | 183 |
| Rivercrest Junior High School | Bogata | 165 |
| Avery Elementary School | Avery | 152 |
| Detroit High School | Detroit | 137 |
| Detroit Junior High School | Detroit | 116 |
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