Tyler Reporter

The only school district in Rains County had rising enrollment in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency report.

There were 1,754 students in the halls of Rains ISD schools, 1.4% higher than the year before.

Enrollment in Rains County was steady compared to the state’s trend of increasing enrollment.

Out of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 55% of them were boys, and 45% were girls.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 71.7% of the Rains ISD total enrollment.

Rains ISD has a main office in Emory and is the only school district within Rains County.

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.

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	Total Enrollment in 2022-23	Total Enrollment in 2021-22	Total % Change
Rains Elementary School	437	445	-1.8%
Rains High School	507	472	7.4%
Rains Intermediate School	385	379	1.6%
Rains Junior High School	425	433	-1.8%