Of all the students welcomed in the 2021-22 school year, 52% of them were boys, and 48% were girls.
Data also showed that the majority of students were Hispanic, representing 82.5% of the Lamesa Schools total enrollment.
Among the four schools in Dawson County, Klondike ISD ranked second in enrollment numbers with 260 students, while Sands CISD welcomed 249 students and ranked third in the 2021-22 school year.
Lamesa Schools is a part of Lamesa ISD, which roughly covers schools within Dawson County with its main office in Lamesa.
In the previous school year, Lamesa Schools also had the highest number of students among Dawson 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.
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.
| School Name | City | Total School Enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Lamesa Schools | Lamesa | 1,610 |
| Klondike ISD | Lamesa | 260 |
| Sands CISD | Ackerly | 249 |
| Dawson School | Welch | 149 |
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