Colorado County Education: Which school had most students enrolled in 2021-22 school year?

By SC Texas News

Dec 28, 2023

Columbus Elementary School had the highest enrollment among Colorado County schools, welcoming 734 students during the 2021-22 academic year, according to the Texas Education Agency report.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2021-22 school year, 50.8% of them were boys, and 49.2% were girls.

The most represented ethnicity among Columbus Elementary School students was Hispanic, accounting for 44.4% of the student population.

Among the 14 schools in Colorado County, Columbus High School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 489 students, while Columbus Junior High School welcomed 345 students and ranked third in the 2021-22 school year.

Columbus Elementary School is a part of Columbus ISD, which roughly covers schools within Colorado County with its main office in Columbus.

In the previous school year, Columbus Elementary School also had the highest number of students among Colorado 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.

Enrollment in Columbus Elementary School Over 3 Years

Enrollment in Colorado County Schools During 2021-22 School Year

School Name	City	Total School Enrollment
Columbus Elementary School	Columbus	734
Columbus High School	Columbus	489
Columbus Junior High School	Columbus	345
Rice High School	Altair	302
Weimar Elementary School	Weimar	288
Rice Junior High School	Altair	278
Eagle Lake Primary School	Altair	242
Weimar Junior High School	Weimar	213
Eagle Lake Intermediate School	Altair	203
Weimar High School	Weimar	187
Garwood Elementary School	Altair	105
Sheridan Elementary School	Altair	77
Rice Challenge Academy	Altair	68
Columbus Alternative School	Columbus	12