Forest Country News

Shelbyville School had the highest enrollment among Shelby County schools, welcoming 831 students during the 2022-23 academic year, according to the Texas Education Agency report.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 53.2% of them were boys, and 46.8% were girls.

Data also showed that the majority of students were white, representing 72.7% of the Shelbyville School total enrollment.

Among the 12 schools in Shelby County, Center High School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 705 students, while Timpson School welcomed 705 students and ranked third in the 2022-23 school year.

Shelbyville School is a part of Shelbyville ISD, which roughly covers schools within Shelby County with its main office in Shelbyville.

In the previous school year, Shelbyville School also had the highest number of students among Shelby 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
Shelbyville School	Shelbyville	831
Center High School	Center	705
Timpson School	Timpson	705
F. L. Moffett Primary School	Center	692
Center Middle	Center	533
Center Elementary	Center	515
Tenaha Schools	Tenaha	455
Joaquin Elementary School	Joaquin	344
Joaquin High School	Joaquin	222
Joaquin Junior High School	Joaquin	145
Excelsior Elementary School	Center	74
Roughrider Academy	Center	46