College Station Today

Giddings High School had the highest enrollment among Lee County schools, welcoming 626 students during the 2023-24 academic year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2023-24 school year, 50.8% of them were boys, and 49.2% were girls.

Data also showed that the majority of students identified themselves as Hispanic, representing 55.9% of the total enrollment in Giddings High School.

Among the eight schools in Lee County, Giddings Elementary School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 594 students, while Lexington Elementary School welcomed 488 students and ranked third in the 2023-24 school year.

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

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

School Name	City	Total School Enrollment
Giddings High School	Giddings	626
Giddings Elementary School	Giddings	594
Lexington Elementary School	Lexington	488
Giddings Middle School	Giddings	406
Lexington High School	Lexington	354
Giddings Intermediate School	Giddings	267
Lexington Middle School	Lexington	224
Dime Box School	Dime Box	150