New Home ISD had the highest enrollment among Lynn County districts, with 708 students during the 2024-25 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.
Of all students enrolled in the 2024-25 school year, 57.3% were boys, and 42.7% were girls.
Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 76.6% of the New Home ISD total enrollment.
Among the four districts in Lynn County, Tahoka ISD ranked second in enrollment numbers with 612 students, while O’Donnell ISD enrolled 253 students and ranked third in the 2024-25 school year.
New Home ISD roughly covers schools within Lynn County with its main office in New Home.
In the previous school year, New Home ISD also had the largest number of students among Lynn County districts.
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.
| District | City (Main Office) | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| New Home ISD | New Home | 708 |
| Tahoka ISD | Tahoka | 612 |
| O’Donnell ISD | O’Donnell | 253 |
| Wilson ISD | Wilson | 133 |
Information in this article was obtained from the Texas Education Agency. The source data can be found here.
