SW Dallas News

Midlothian ISD had the highest enrollment among Ellis County districts, welcoming 10,431 students during the 2021-22 academic year, according to the Texas Education Agency report.

Out of the total students welcomed in the 2021-22 school year, 51.7% of them were boys, and 48.3% were girls.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 59.4% of the Midlothian ISD total enrollment.

Among the 12 districts in Ellis County, Waxahachie ISD ranked second in enrollment numbers with 10,095 students, while Red Oak ISD welcomed 6,296 students and ranked third in the 2021-22 school year.

Midlothian ISD generally encompasses schools within Ellis County with its main office in Midlothian.

In the previous school year, Midlothian ISD had the highest number of students among Ellis County districts.

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.

District	City (Main Office)	Total enrollment
Midlothian ISD	Midlothian	10,431
Waxahachie ISD	Waxahachie	10,095
Red Oak ISD	Red Oak	6,296
Ennis ISD	Ennis	6,013
Life School	Red Oak	5,558
Ferris ISD	Ferris	2,630
Waxahachie Faith Family Academy	DeSoto	2,586
Palmer ISD	Palmer	1,256
Maypearl ISD	Maypearl	1,178
Italy ISD	Italy	647
Avalon ISD		340
Milford ISD	Milford	238