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Best School Counties in Texas 2026

Ranked by graduation rates, per-pupil spending, and educational attainment.

All Texas Counties — Schools Rankings

253 counties ranked by schools score. Overall Score shown for context.

#CountySchools ScoreOverall Score
1Kenedy County, TX
95.2
33.6
2Reagan County, TX
89.7
55.4
3Bailey County, TX
85.8
56.4
4Upton County, TX
85.7
55.8
5Winkler County, TX
85.6
52.4
6Sutton County, TX
84.8
55.9
7San Augustine County, TX
84.2
49.1
8Martin County, TX
83.3
37.8
9Hall County, TX
82.5
57.5
10Hardeman County, TX
82.5
57.2
11Hemphill County, TX
81.7
53.4
12Kinney County, TX
80.7
64.8
13Brewster County, TX
79.1
55.4
14Crockett County, TX
78.9
71.3
15Gaines County, TX
78.9
49.3
16Chambers County, TX
78.5
32.1
17Hansford County, TX
78.3
57.9
18Mason County, TX
78
64.5
19Live Oak County, TX
77.3
57.8
20Oldham County, TX
77.2
54.5
21Scurry County, TX
77
35.5
22Crosby County, TX
76.8
52.9
23Ward County, TX
76.8
50.2
24Blanco County, TX
76.1
49
25Red River County, TX
75.6
49.7
26Collingsworth County, TX
74.9
58.7
27Crane County, TX
74.5
53.5
28Kimble County, TX
74.3
57.6
29McCulloch County, TX
74.2
40.1
30Lamb County, TX
74
45.8
31Glasscock County, TX
73.6
57.7
32La Salle County, TX
73.6
53.6
33Borden County, TX
73.5
66.9
34Sabine County, TX
73.5
56
35Yoakum County, TX
72.8
49.5
36Jeff Davis County, TX
72.2
63.3
37McMullen County, TX
72
53.7
38DeWitt County, TX
71.8
44.9
39Wood County, TX
71.8
50.8
40Burleson County, TX
71.2
49.2
41Eastland County, TX
71.2
45.9
42Cass County, TX
70.9
47.9
43Young County, TX
70.8
46.2
44Haskell County, TX
70.7
44.5
45Clay County, TX
70
39.4
46Lavaca County, TX
70
55.2
47Llano County, TX
69.8
47.2
48Delta County, TX
69.7
47.3
49Runnels County, TX
69.7
42.2
50Archer County, TX
68.8
61.1
51Castro County, TX
68.8
52.4
52Parmer County, TX
68.8
42.8
53Hamilton County, TX
68.7
47.4
54Mills County, TX
68.5
61.7
55Mitchell County, TX
68.5
57.9
56Robertson County, TX
68.5
51.1
57Jack County, TX
68
49.9
58Fayette County, TX
67.8
47.3
59Goliad County, TX
67.7
51.4
60Hutchinson County, TX
67.4
41.1
61Brooks County, TX
67.3
53.8
62Jackson County, TX
67.2
44.4
63Callahan County, TX
67
51.2
64Leon County, TX
67
48.5
65Moore County, TX
66.9
34.5
66Karnes County, TX
66.2
41.7
67Dickens County, TX
65.9
60.3
68Dawson County, TX
65.8
32.6
69Donley County, TX
65.8
55.4
70Baylor County, TX
65.7
57.7
71Titus County, TX
65.7
40.7
72Cottle County, TX
65
61.5
73Sherman County, TX
64.8
52.1
74Duval County, TX
64.5
43.2
75Jasper County, TX
64.5
40.5
76Newton County, TX
64.5
47.7
77Henderson County, TX
64.3
38.8
78Irion County, TX
64.3
47.3
79Freestone County, TX
64.1
39.4
80Hill County, TX
64
38.4
81Anderson County, TX
63.9
41
82Cochran County, TX
63.9
44.6
83Culberson County, TX
63.8
57.6
84Madison County, TX
63.6
46.7
85Frio County, TX
63.5
36.3
86Jones County, TX
63.3
30.1
87Palo Pinto County, TX
63.2
31.7
88San Saba County, TX
63
54.1
89Comanche County, TX
62.5
38.7
90Camp County, TX
62.2
44.5
91Lampasas County, TX
62.2
41.6
92Ochiltree County, TX
62.2
39.6
93Sterling County, TX
62.2
51.8
94Marion County, TX
62.1
45.1
95Wichita County, TX
62
44.2
96Rusk County, TX
61.9
41.9
97Shelby County, TX
61.9
40.1
98Jim Hogg County, TX
61.8
38.3
99Franklin County, TX
61.6
44
100Brown County, TX
61.5
36.6
101Bowie County, TX
61.4
34.4
102Upshur County, TX
61.4
40.8
103Burnet County, TX
60.8
37.5
104Knox County, TX
60.7
49.1
105Floyd County, TX
60.5
49.5
106Schleicher County, TX
60.5
55.4
107Waller County, TX
59.8
33.5
108Fannin County, TX
59.6
46.2
109Garza County, TX
59.6
46.6
110Houston County, TX
59.5
39.4
111Falls County, TX
59
46.4
112Grimes County, TX
59
37
113Menard County, TX
59
53
114Refugio County, TX
59
41.5
115Medina County, TX
58.9
36.8
116Willacy County, TX
58.8
32.6
117Gonzales County, TX
58.7
36.8
118Gregg County, TX
58.6
28.2
119Nolan County, TX
58.4
36.4
120Collin County, TX
58.3
30.4
121Montague County, TX
58.3
40.8
122Coke County, TX
58.2
48.8
123San Patricio County, TX
57.9
31.4
124Atascosa County, TX
57.7
32.5
125Lee County, TX
57.6
42.6
126Navarro County, TX
57.6
30.3
127Morris County, TX
57.3
47.6
128Roberts County, TX
57.3
64.4
129Webb County, TX
57.2
27.9
130Dallam County, TX
57.1
35
131Andrews County, TX
56.5
32.2
132Gillespie County, TX
56.5
45.5
133Bosque County, TX
56.2
50.4
134Hockley County, TX
56
32.2
135Trinity County, TX
55.7
46
136Fort Bend County, TX
55.3
27.1
137Calhoun County, TX
55.1
36.2
138Panola County, TX
54.9
40.1
139Lamar County, TX
54.8
36.5
140Kendall County, TX
54.5
41.3
141Hunt County, TX
54.2
31.5
142Wheeler County, TX
54.2
48.8
143Austin County, TX
54.1
39.6
144Dimmit County, TX
54
51.3
145Wise County, TX
54
36.7
146Cooke County, TX
53.6
37.1
147Wharton County, TX
53.6
26.9
148Grayson County, TX
53.4
32.8
149Brazoria County, TX
53.3
28.7
150Starr County, TX
53.3
45.9
151Maverick County, TX
53.2
32.5
152Parker County, TX
53.2
32.8
153Pecos County, TX
53.2
48.4
154Williamson County, TX
53.1
43.5
155Childress County, TX
52.9
42.6
156Bastrop County, TX
52.5
29.9
157Rockwall County, TX
52.5
40.6
158Angelina County, TX
52.3
27.5
159Cherokee County, TX
52.3
33.9
160Kaufman County, TX
51.8
29.4
161Wilbarger County, TX
51.8
35.2
162Nacogdoches County, TX
51.6
38.8
163Matagorda County, TX
51.5
27.7
164Reeves County, TX
51.5
39.8
165Van Zandt County, TX
51.1
41.4
166Cameron County, TX
51
29.7
167Swisher County, TX
51
35.2
168Polk County, TX
50.9
32.8
169Wilson County, TX
50.9
37.1
170Hopkins County, TX
50.7
45.9
171Hale County, TX
50.6
36.6
172Johnson County, TX
50.5
32.6
173Galveston County, TX
50.3
28.7
174Comal County, TX
50.2
33.8
175King County, TX
50.1
65.5
176Randall County, TX
50.1
44.5
177Ellis County, TX
49.9
30.8
178Hood County, TX
49.3
37.4
179Bee County, TX
49.1
28
180Travis County, TX
48.9
37.9
181Tyler County, TX
48.8
41.3
182Terry County, TX
48.6
30.4
183Edwards County, TX
48.5
40
184Erath County, TX
48.5
38.6
185Hardin County, TX
48.5
41.4
186Briscoe County, TX
48.3
47.7
187Guadalupe County, TX
48.3
39.3
188Presidio County, TX
48.3
55.1
189Stonewall County, TX
47.8
57.6
190Motley County, TX
47.7
50.4
191Kerr County, TX
47.5
40.1
192Terrell County, TX
47.4
64
193Milam County, TX
47
41.8
194Hidalgo County, TX
46.5
29.2
195Washington County, TX
46.5
37.9
196Smith County, TX
46.4
29.6
197Hudspeth County, TX
46.3
56.9
198San Jacinto County, TX
46.1
44.7
199Kent County, TX
45.6
61.4
200Throckmorton County, TX
45.2
57.4
201Bandera County, TX
45.1
46.6
202Carson County, TX
44.9
49.3
203Taylor County, TX
44.7
41.9
204Montgomery County, TX
44.4
29.3
205Lipscomb County, TX
44
51.2
206Shackelford County, TX
44
52.8
207Gray County, TX
43.9
31.1
208Lubbock County, TX
43.6
20.3
209Limestone County, TX
43.5
32.7
210Tarrant County, TX
42.7
31.5
211Armstrong County, TX
42.6
37.1
212Foard County, TX
42.6
55.3
213McLennan County, TX
41.7
22.6
214Jim Wells County, TX
41.5
25.8
215Aransas County, TX
41.2
26.9
216Liberty County, TX
40.7
30.4
217Zapata County, TX
40.6
53.9
218Lynn County, TX
39.6
37.2
219Coryell County, TX
39.5
32.6
220El Paso County, TX
38.1
26.3
221Stephens County, TX
38.1
37
222Potter County, TX
37.8
21
223Fisher County, TX
37.3
42.3
224Real County, TX
36.8
33.6
225Uvalde County, TX
36.5
25.6
226Nueces County, TX
36.4
18.5
227Caldwell County, TX
36.3
22.5
228Colorado County, TX
35.7
39.3
229Midland County, TX
34.9
38.7
230Orange County, TX
34.5
31.3
231Concho County, TX
34.4
47.8
232Zavala County, TX
33.3
43.8
233Denton County, TX
33.2
26.2
234Hays County, TX
33.1
22.7
235Bell County, TX
33
25.6
236Harris County, TX
31.6
24.9
237Rains County, TX
30.8
48.2
238Coleman County, TX
30.7
46.9
239Tom Green County, TX
30.5
23.6
240Victoria County, TX
29.1
23.5
241Brazos County, TX
29
22.8
242Harrison County, TX
28.4
34.5
243Bexar County, TX
27.9
18.1
244Jefferson County, TX
27.4
19.8
245Somervell County, TX
27
48.7
246Hartley County, TX
25.6
47.7
247Kleberg County, TX
24.5
19.1
248Deaf Smith County, TX
20.5
30.6
249Dallas County, TX
19.9
26.2
250Val Verde County, TX
19
27
251Howard County, TX
16.1
25.1
252Ector County, TX
10.1
21.2
253Walker County, TX
9.5
25.1