Texas State Board Of Education Secretary Pat Hardy (2024) | twitter.com/pathardy
Texas State Board Of Education Secretary Pat Hardy (2024) | twitter.com/pathardy
Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 50.5% of them were boys, and 49.5% were girls.
Data also shows that the majority of students were Hispanic, representing 73.7% of the Ferris ISD total enrollment.
Ferris ISD roughly covers schools within Ellis County with its main office in Ferris.
Among the six schools in Ferris ISD, Ferris High School recorded the highest enrollment of 821 students in the 2022-23 school year.
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 |
|---|---|
| Ferris High School | 821 |
| Lucy Mae McDonald Elementary School | 620 |
| Ferris Junior High School | 590 |
| Lee Longino Elementary School | 360 |
| Hazel Ingram Elementary School | 322 |
| Ellis County JJAEP | 3 |
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