Abilene Times

Abilene High School had the highest enrollment among Taylor County schools, welcoming 1,966 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, 50.4% of them were boys, and 49.6% were girls.

Data also showed that the majority of students were Hispanic, representing 51.3% of the Abilene High School total enrollment.

Among the 43 schools in Taylor County, Cooper High School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 1,716 students, while Wylie High School welcomed 1,467 students and ranked third in the 2022-23 school year.

Abilene High School is a part of Abilene ISD, which roughly covers schools within Taylor County with its main office in Abilene.

In the previous school year, Abilene High School also had the highest number of students among Taylor 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
Abilene High School	Abilene	1,966
Cooper High School	Abilene	1,716
Wylie High School	Abilene	1,467
Wylie West Junior High School	Abilene	972
Mann Middle School	Abilene	879
Long Early Learning Center	Abilene	809
Wylie East Elementary School	Abilene	789
Madison Middle School	Abilene	785
Craig Middle School	Abilene	783
Texas Leadership of Abilene	San Angelo	727
Austin Elementary School	Abilene	724
Clack Middle School	Abilene	707
Taylor Elementary School	Abilene	658
Purcell Elementary School	Abilene	635
Dyess Elementary School	Abilene	617
Merkel Elementary School	Merkel	565
Bassetti Elementary School	Abilene	553
Wylie East Junior High School	Abilene	524
Ward Elementary School	Abilene	494
Ortiz Elementary School	Abilene	484
Bonham Elementary School	Abilene	482
Bowie Elementary School	Abilene	476
Wylie West Intermediate School	Abilene	459
Jim Ned High School	Tuscola	457
Alcorta Elementary School	Abilene	451
Stafford Elementary School	Abilene	447
Wylie West Elementary School	Abilene	428
Wylie West Early Childhood Center	Abilene	421
Thomas Elementary School	Abilene	414
Martinez Elementary School	Abilene	412
Lawn Elementary School	Tuscola	400
Buffalo Gap Elementary School	Tuscola	394
Jim Ned Middle School	Tuscola	373
Academy for Technology Engineering Math & Science	Abilene	372
Merkel High School	Merkel	327
Merkel Middle School	Merkel	248
Premier High School of Abilene	Lewisville	146
Woodson Center for Excellence	Abilene	139
Trent Independent School District	Trent	131
DAEP	Abilene	100
Juvenile Detention Center	Abilene	11
Taylor County Learning Center	Abilene	4
Oceans Behavioral Health	Abilene	3