Junction Elementary School had the highest enrollment among Kimble County schools, welcoming 303 students during the 2023-24 academic year, according to the Texas Education Agency.
Of all the students welcomed in the 2023-24 school year, 54.1% of them were boys, and 45.9% were girls.
Data also showed that the majority of students identified themselves as white, representing 56.8% of the total enrollment in Junction Elementary School.
Among the three schools in Kimble County, Junction High School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 174 students, while Junction Middle School welcomed 112 students and ranked third in the 2023-24 school year.
Junction Elementary School is a part of Junction ISD, which roughly covers schools within Kimble County with its main office in Junction.
In the previous school year, Junction Elementary School also had the highest number of students among Kimble County schools.
A recent 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.
Underfunding is a frequently cited challenge facing the state’s school districts. According to a 2024 report from the Texas Education Agency, per-pupil funding has not increased since 2019, despite inflation rates rising by more than 20% since then.
“As a result, many districts in our very own Central Texas region are being forced to cut back on essential programs, services, consider school closures, and adopt deficit budgets just to provide students with the education that they deserve,” Hutto ISD Trustee James Matlock stated in an interview.
| School Name | City | Total School Enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Junction Elementary School | Junction | 303 |
| Junction High School | Junction | 174 |
| Junction Middle School | Junction | 112 |
