Callahan County schools enrolled 2,608 students in the 2024-25 school year, 0.2% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.
At the time, Callahan County had the ninth lowest enrollment in the state.
Data also showed that white students made up 76.5% of the student body, the largest share of enrollment in Callahan County schools, followed by Hispanic students at 18.8%, Black students at 0.8%, American Indian students at 0.3%, Asian students at 0.1%, Pacific Islander students at 0.1%, and multiracial students at 3.4%.
Texas has the nation’s second-largest K-12 public school system, serving about 5.5 million students with a student-to-teacher ratio of roughly 15:1.
About 42,103 teachers in Texas, or 12% of the state’s 352,234 teachers, did not hold an active teaching certificate during the 2024-25 school year, according to a report from the Texas Education Agency. The share of uncertified teachers has increased from 3.8% in the 2019-20 school year.
A 2026 study by WalletHub classified Texas as one of the least-educated states in the U.S., ranking it 41st out of 50 in educational quality and student outcomes.
| School name | Total enrollment in 2023-24 | Total enrollment in 2024-25 | % change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baird Elementary School | 210 | 208 | -1% |
| Baird High School | 148 | 140 | -5.4% |
| Clyde Elementary School | 330 | 317 | -3.9% |
| Clyde High School | 442 | 444 | 0.5% |
| Clyde Intermediate School | 312 | 317 | 1.6% |
| Clyde Junior High School | 324 | 314 | -3.1% |
| Cross Plains Elementary School | 212 | 207 | -2.4% |
| Cross Plains High School | 152 | 158 | 3.9% |
| Eula Elementary School | 267 | 286 | 7.1% |
| Eula High School | 105 | 116 | 10.5% |
| Eula Junior High School | 101 | 101 | 0% |
Information in this article was obtained from the Texas Education Agency. The source data can be found here.
