Lubbock Times

Crosbyton Secondary had the highest enrollment among Crosby County schools, welcoming 295 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, 51.2% of them were boys, and 48.8% were girls.

Data also showed that the majority of students were Hispanic, representing 76.6% of the Crosbyton Secondary total enrollment.

Among the six schools in Crosby County, Lorenzo ISD ranked second in enrollment numbers with 239 students, while Ralls Elementary School welcomed 192 students and ranked third in the 2022-23 school year.

Crosbyton Secondary is a part of Crosbyton CISD, which roughly covers schools within Crosby County with its main office in Crosbyton.

In the previous school year, Lorenzo ISD had the highest number of students among Crosby 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
Crosbyton Secondary	Crosbyton	295
Lorenzo ISD	Lorenzo	239
Ralls Elementary School	Ralls	192
Ralls High School	Ralls	153
Ralls Middle School	Ralls	108
Special Education Co-Op	Crosbyton	10