Concho Valley News

Eldorado Elementary School had the highest enrollment among Schleicher County schools, welcoming 183 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, 52.5% of them were boys, and 47.5% were girls.

Data also showed that the majority of students were Hispanic, representing 70.5% of the Eldorado Elementary School total enrollment.

Among the three schools in Schleicher County, Eldorado High School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 162 students, while Eldorado Middle School welcomed 131 students and ranked third in the 2022-23 school year.

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

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

The Texas education system is currently torn between public schools and taxpayer-funded private schools.

Critics argue that private schools use funds that should go to the public school system, while private school advocates claim they’re offering better education for more Texas students.

School Name	City	Total School Enrollment
Eldorado Elementary School	Eldorado	183
Eldorado High School	Eldorado	162
Eldorado Middle School	Eldorado	131