Of all the students welcomed in the 2021-22 school year, 56.3% of them were boys, and 43.7% were girls.
Data also showed that the majority of students were white, representing 50.7% of the Shepherd High School total enrollment.
Among the eight schools in San Jacinto County, Coldspring-Oakhurst High School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 492 students, while Shepherd Primary School welcomed 490 students and ranked third in the 2021-22 school year.
Shepherd High School is a part of Shepherd ISD, which roughly covers schools within San Jacinto County with its main office in Shepherd.
In the previous school year, Shepherd High School also had the highest number of students among San Jacinto 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Shepherd High School | Shepherd | 531 |
| Coldspring-Oakhurst High School | Coldspring | 492 |
| Shepherd Primary School | Shepherd | 490 |
| Shepherd Middle School | Shepherd | 475 |
| Street Elementary School | Coldspring | 425 |
| Shepherd Intermediate School | Shepherd | 417 |
| Lincoln Junior High School | Coldspring | 370 |
| Coldspring Intermediate School | Coldspring | 304 |
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