Grandfalls-Royalty ISD welcomed 148 students in 2021-22 school year

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By Petroplex News

Dec 28, 2023

There were 148 students enrolled in Grandfalls-Royalty ISD schools in the 2021-22 school year, 10.8% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2021-22 school year, 56.8% of them were boys, and 43.2% were girls.

Data also shows that the majority of students were Hispanic, representing 64.2% of the Grandfalls-Royalty ISD total enrollment.

Grandfalls-Royalty ISD roughly covers schools within Ward County with its main office in Grandfalls.

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.

Enrollment in Grandfalls-Royalty ISD Over 3 Years