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Dimmit County schools enrolled 159 students who were identified as being gifted and talented during the 2020-2021 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

This is a 1.9% increase over the previous school year.

Of the 2,066 students enrolled in Dimmit County schools, 7.7% of them were considered to be gifted and talented.

Dimmit County enrolled the 127th highest number of gifted and talented students among Texas counties.

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	Number of gifted and talented students	Total Number of students
Carrizo Springs Elementary School	21	679
Carrizo Springs High School	64	624
Carrizo Springs Intermediate School	41	428
Carrizo Springs Junior High School	33	335