Enrollment at Trent ISD schools increased by 5.3% compared to previous school year

TX Commissioner of Education Mike Morath 2023 | State Board for Education

By Abilene Times

Dec 22, 2023

There were 138 students enrolled in Trent ISD schools in the 2021-22 school year, 5.3% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2021-22 school year, 54.3% of them were boys, and 45.7% were girls.

Data also shows that the majority of students were white, representing 71% of the Trent ISD total enrollment.

Trent ISD roughly covers schools within Taylor County with its main office in Trent.

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.

Enrollment in Trent ISD Over 3 Years