Abilene Times

There were 11,022 white students enrolled in Taylor County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1.2% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Taylor County welcomed 23,949 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 46% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 43 schools in Taylor County, Wylie High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 991 students.

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	% of white students enrolment	Total enrollment
Abilene High School	31.2	1,966
Cooper High School	35.1	1,716
Wylie High School	67.6	1,467
Wylie West Junior High School	62.9	972
Mann Middle School	28.2	879
Long Early Learning Center	27.2	809
Wylie East Elementary School	62.7	789
Madison Middle School	41.5	785
Craig Middle School	32.6	783
Texas Leadership of Abilene	40.2	727
Austin Elementary School	54.4	724
Clack Middle School	33.5	707
Taylor Elementary School	41.9	658
Purcell Elementary School	22.4	635
Dyess Elementary School	44.6	617
Merkel Elementary School	69.2	565
Bassetti Elementary School	36.9	553
Wylie East Junior High School	64.1	524
Ward Elementary School	46	494
Ortiz Elementary School	8.9	484
Bonham Elementary School	40.9	482
Bowie Elementary School	35.9	476
Wylie West Intermediate School	61.4	459
Jim Ned High School	84.9	457
Alcorta Elementary School	46.3	451
Stafford Elementary School	27.5	447
Wylie West Elementary School	62.6	428
Wylie West Early Childhood Center	53.2	421
Thomas Elementary School	29.5	414
Martinez Elementary School	13.1	412
Lawn Elementary School	76.8	400
Buffalo Gap Elementary School	82	394
Jim Ned Middle School	81.5	373
Academy for Technology Engineering Math & Science	60.8	372
Merkel High School	73.7	327
Merkel Middle School	64.5	248
Premier High School of Abilene	58.2	146
Woodson Center for Excellence	24.5	139
Trent Independent School District	72.5	131
DAEP	24	100
Juvenile Detention Center	36.4	11
Taylor County Learning Center	25	4
Oceans Behavioral Health	66.7	3