Abilene ISD had the highest enrollment among Taylor County districts, welcoming 14,652 students during the 2023-24 academic year, according to the Texas Education Agency report.
Out of the total students welcomed in the 2023-24 school year, 51.3% of them were boys, and 48.7% were girls.
The most represented ethnicity among Abilene ISD students was Hispanic, accounting for 47.0% of the student population.
Among the seven districts in Taylor County, Premier High Schools ranked second in enrollment numbers with 7,851 students, while Wylie ISD welcomed 5,507 students and ranked third in the 2023-24 school year.
Abilene ISD roughly covers schools within Taylor County with its main office in Abilene.
In the previous school year, Abilene ISD had the highest number of students among Taylor County districts.
A recent 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.
Underfunding is a frequently cited challenge facing the state’s school district. According to a 2024 report from the Texas Education Agency, per-pupil funding has not increased since 2019, despite inflation rates rising by more than 20% since then.
“As a result, many districts in our very own Central Texas region are being forced to cut back on essential programs, services, consider school closures, and adopt deficit budgets just to provide students with the education that they deserve,” Hutto ISD Trustee James Matlock stated in an interview.
| District | City (Main Office) | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Abilene ISD | Abilene | 14,652 |
| Premier High Schools | Lewisville | 7,851 |
| Wylie ISD | Abilene | 5,507 |
| Texas Leadership | San Angelo | 4,075 |
| Jim Ned CISD | Tuscola | 1,630 |
| Merkel ISD | Merkel | 1,127 |
| Trent ISD | Trent | 146 |
