Galveston County Schools: Dickinson High School welcomed most students in 2023-24 school year

Dickinson High School had the highest enrollment among Galveston County schools, welcoming 3,763 students during the 2023-24 academic year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2023-24 school year, 51.9% of them were boys, and 48.1% were girls.

Data also showed that the majority of students identified themselves as Hispanic, representing 53.1% of the total enrollment in Dickinson High School.

Among the 87 schools in Galveston County, Clear Springs High School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 2,666 students, while Clear Falls High School welcomed 2,541 students and ranked third in the 2023-24 school year.

Dickinson High School is a part of Dickinson ISD, which roughly covers schools within Galveston County with its main office in Dickinson.

In the previous school year, Dickinson High School also had the highest number of students among Galveston 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.