Somervell County schools: Glen Rose High School had the largest enrollment in 2024-25 school year

Glen Rose High School had the highest enrollment among Somervell County schools, with 643 students in the 2024-25 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of all the students enrolled in the 2024-25 school year, 52.7% were boys, and 47.3% were girls.

Data also showed that white students made up 70% of the student body, the largest share of enrollment in Glen Rose High School, followed by Hispanic students at 26.6%, multiracial students at 1.9%, American Indian students at 0.8%, Asian students at 0.5%, and Black students at 0.3%.

Among the four schools in Somervell County, Glen Rose Elementary School ranked second in enrollment with 499 students, while Glen Rose Junior High School welcomed 497 students and ranked third in the 2024-25 school year.

Glen Rose High School is part of Glen Rose ISD, which roughly covers schools within Somervell County with its main office in Glen Rose.

In the previous school year, Glen Rose High School also had the highest number of students among Somervell County schools.

Texas has the nation’s second-largest K-12 public school system, serving about 5.5 million students with a student-to-teacher ratio of roughly 15:1.

About 42,103 teachers in Texas, or 12% of the state’s 352,234 teachers, did not hold an active teaching certificate during the 2024-25 school year, according to a report from the Texas Education Agency. The share of uncertified teachers has increased from 3.8% in the 2019-20 school year.

A 2026 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.

Information in this article was obtained from the Texas Education Agency. The source data can be found here.