Taylor County Public Schools

Taylor County, Texas

NCES 2022-23 public school data and FY 2022 school-finance data

Total Schools

public schools

Total Enrollment

24,454

students

School Districts

districts

Directory guide

How to use the Taylor County public school directory

Start with the county-level shape, then use the school table for exact records. This directory is built from NCES public school data for Texas; it is best for narrowing research, checking district context, and finding school records to verify with local sources.

District shape

Taylor County has 5 district entries. ABILENE ISD is the largest listed district in this county slice, with 28 schools.

Community spread

School records are spread across 7 listed communities. ABILENE has the most listed schools, with 36 records.

Grade-level mix

Primary schools are the largest listed grade-level group, with 21 schools. Filter the table by level before comparing enrollment or district context.

Choice-program flags

NCES flags 2 schools as charter, magnet, or virtual in this county file: 2 charter. Confirm eligibility and enrollment rules with the relevant district.

Filter before comparing

Search by school or district name, then narrow by grade level or program flag so the table matches the student stage you are researching.

Open profiles where available

4 schools in this county currently have generated profile pages. Listed-only schools still remain in the NCES directory table.

Verify assignment locally

County directories do not determine attendance zones, transfer eligibility, magnet admission, charter lotteries, or program placement.

School Overview

Total Schools

in Taylor County

Reported Enrollment

24,454

47 schools reporting

School Districts

districts

Charter Schools

4% of total

School Level Breakdown

Elementary21

Middle8

High10

Other8

5 School Districts in Taylor County

ABILENE ISD

WYLIE ISD

JIM NED CISD

4 schools

1,624 students

MERKEL ISD

3 schools

1,140 students

TRENT ISD

1 school

131 students

47 Public Schools in Taylor County

Sorted by reported enrollment. Dedicated profile pages are available for 4 high-enrollment schools; every NCES public school remains listed here.

NCES 2022-23 public school data and FY 2022 school-finance data

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Showing 20 of 47 matching schools

Public schools in Taylor County, including district, location, profile availability, grades, type, and enrollment.
School Name	Profile	District	Location	Grades	Type / Flags	Reported Enrollment
ABILENE H S	Profile	ABILENE ISD	ABILENE, 79603City: Midsize	9–12	High	1,966
COOPER H S	Profile	ABILENE ISD	ABILENE, 79605City: Midsize	9–12	High	1,716
WYLIE H S	Profile	WYLIE ISD	ABILENE, 79606City: Midsize	9–12	High	1,467
WYLIE WEST J H	Profile	WYLIE ISD	ABILENE, 79606City: Midsize	5–8	Middle	972
MANN MIDDLE	Record	ABILENE ISD	ABILENE, 79603City: Midsize	6–8	Middle	879
LONG EARLY LEARNING CENTER	Record	ABILENE ISD	ABILENE, 79603City: Midsize	PK	Other	809
WYLIE EAST EL	Record	WYLIE ISD	ABILENE, 79606Rural: Fringe	KG–3	Primary	789
MADISON MIDDLE	Record	ABILENE ISD	ABILENE, 79605City: Midsize	6–8	Middle	785
CRAIG MIDDLE	Record	ABILENE ISD	ABILENE, 79601City: Midsize	6–8	Middle	783
TEXAS LEADERSHIP OF ABILENE	Record	TEXAS LEADERSHIP PUBLIC SCHOOLS	SAN ANGELO, 76906City: Midsize	KG–12	Charter	727
AUSTIN EL	Record	ABILENE ISD	ABILENE, 79605City: Midsize	PK–5	Primary	724
CLACK MIDDLE	Record	ABILENE ISD	ABILENE, 79605City: Midsize	6–8	Middle	707
TAYLOR EL	Record	ABILENE ISD	ABILENE, 79601Rural: Fringe	PK–5	Primary	658
PURCELL EL	Record	ABILENE ISD	ABILENE, 79603City: Midsize	KG–5	Primary	635
DYESS EL	Record	ABILENE ISD	ABILENE, 79606Rural: Fringe	PK–5	Primary	617
MERKEL EL	Record	MERKEL ISD	MERKEL, 79536Rural: Distant	PK–5	Primary	565
BASSETTI EL	Record	ABILENE ISD	ABILENE, 79606City: Midsize	KG–5	Primary	553
WYLIE EAST J H	Record	WYLIE ISD	ABILENE, 79606City: Midsize	6–8	Middle	524
WARD EL	Record	ABILENE ISD	ABILENE, 79606City: Midsize	KG–5	Primary	494
ORTIZ EL	Record	ABILENE ISD	ABILENE, 79603City: Midsize	KG–5	Primary	484

ABILENE H S

ABILENE ISD

ABILENE, 79603 / City: Midsize

Profile9–12High1,966 students

COOPER H S

ABILENE ISD

ABILENE, 79605 / City: Midsize

Profile9–12High1,716 students

WYLIE H S

WYLIE ISD

ABILENE, 79606 / City: Midsize

Profile9–12High1,467 students

WYLIE WEST J H

WYLIE ISD

ABILENE, 79606 / City: Midsize

Profile5–8Middle972 students

MANN MIDDLE

ABILENE ISD

ABILENE, 79603 / City: Midsize

Record6–8Middle879 students

LONG EARLY LEARNING CENTER

ABILENE ISD

ABILENE, 79603 / City: Midsize

RecordPKOther809 students

WYLIE EAST EL

WYLIE ISD

ABILENE, 79606 / Rural: Fringe

RecordKG–3Primary789 students

MADISON MIDDLE

ABILENE ISD

ABILENE, 79605 / City: Midsize

Record6–8Middle785 students

CRAIG MIDDLE

ABILENE ISD

ABILENE, 79601 / City: Midsize

Record6–8Middle783 students

TEXAS LEADERSHIP OF ABILENE

TEXAS LEADERSHIP PUBLIC SCHOOLS

SAN ANGELO, 76906 / City: Midsize

RecordKG–12Charter727 students

AUSTIN EL

ABILENE ISD

ABILENE, 79605 / City: Midsize

RecordPK–5Primary724 students

CLACK MIDDLE

ABILENE ISD

ABILENE, 79605 / City: Midsize

Record6–8Middle707 students

TAYLOR EL

ABILENE ISD

ABILENE, 79601 / Rural: Fringe

RecordPK–5Primary658 students

PURCELL EL

ABILENE ISD

ABILENE, 79603 / City: Midsize

RecordKG–5Primary635 students

DYESS EL

ABILENE ISD

ABILENE, 79606 / Rural: Fringe

RecordPK–5Primary617 students

MERKEL EL

MERKEL ISD

MERKEL, 79536 / Rural: Distant

RecordPK–5Primary565 students

BASSETTI EL

ABILENE ISD

ABILENE, 79606 / City: Midsize

RecordKG–5Primary553 students

WYLIE EAST J H

WYLIE ISD

ABILENE, 79606 / City: Midsize

Record6–8Middle524 students

WARD EL

ABILENE ISD

ABILENE, 79606 / City: Midsize

RecordKG–5Primary494 students

ORTIZ EL

ABILENE ISD

ABILENE, 79603 / City: Midsize

RecordKG–5Primary484 students

Citeable records

Every public school record in Taylor County

Each school below has a stable directory anchor, so listed-only schools can still be referenced from this county page. Profile links open deeper generated pages when available; directory anchors keep every NCES school record findable without creating thin standalone pages.

Directory records

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Profile pages

Primary schools

ALCORTA EL
ABILENE ISD
Record
Grades
PK–5
Location
ABILENE, 79605
Enrollment
451 students
Listed on this county directory
AUSTIN EL
ABILENE ISD
Record
Grades
PK–5
Location
ABILENE, 79605
Enrollment
724 students
Listed on this county directory
BASSETTI EL
ABILENE ISD
Record
Grades
KG–5
Location
ABILENE, 79606
Enrollment
553 students
Listed on this county directory
BONHAM EL
ABILENE ISD
Record
Grades
PK–5
Location
ABILENE, 79605
Enrollment
482 students
Listed on this county directory
BOWIE EL
ABILENE ISD
Record
Grades
PK–5
Location
ABILENE, 79602
Enrollment
476 students
Listed on this county directory
DYESS EL
ABILENE ISD
Record
Grades
PK–5
Location
ABILENE, 79606
Enrollment
617 students
Listed on this county directory
MARTINEZ EL
ABILENE ISD
Record
Grades
PK–5
Location
ABILENE, 79603
Enrollment
412 students
Listed on this county directory
ORTIZ EL
ABILENE ISD
Record
Grades
KG–5
Location
ABILENE, 79603
Enrollment
484 students
Listed on this county directory
PURCELL EL
ABILENE ISD
Record
Grades
KG–5
Location
ABILENE, 79603
Enrollment
635 students
Listed on this county directory
STAFFORD EL
ABILENE ISD
Record
Grades
PK–5
Location
ABILENE, 79603
Enrollment
447 students
Listed on this county directory
TAYLOR EL
ABILENE ISD
Record
Grades
PK–5
Location
ABILENE, 79601
Enrollment
658 students
Listed on this county directory
THOMAS EL
ABILENE ISD
Record
Grades
PK–5
Location
ABILENE, 79602
Enrollment
414 students
Listed on this county directory
WARD EL
ABILENE ISD
Record
Grades
KG–5
Location
ABILENE, 79606
Enrollment
494 students
Listed on this county directory
BUFFALO GAP EL
JIM NED CISD
Record
Grades
PK–5
Location
TUSCOLA, 79562
Enrollment
394 students
Listed on this county directory
LAWN EL
JIM NED CISD
Record
Grades
PK–5
Location
TUSCOLA, 79562
Enrollment
400 students
Listed on this county directory
MERKEL EL
MERKEL ISD
Record
Grades
PK–5
Location
MERKEL, 79536
Enrollment
565 students
Listed on this county directory
WYLIE EAST EL
WYLIE ISD
Record
Grades
KG–3
Location
ABILENE, 79606
Enrollment
789 students
Listed on this county directory
WYLIE EAST INT
WYLIE ISD
Record
Grades
4–5
Location
ABILENE, 79602
Enrollment
359 students
Listed on this county directory
WYLIE WEST EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER
WYLIE ISD
Record
Grades
PK–KG
Location
ABILENE, 79606
Enrollment
421 students
Listed on this county directory
WYLIE WEST EL
WYLIE ISD
Record
Grades
1–2
Location
ABILENE, 79606
Enrollment
428 students
Listed on this county directory
WYLIE WEST INT
WYLIE ISD
Record
Grades
3–4
Location
ABILENE, 79606
Enrollment
459 students
Listed on this county directory

Middle schools

CLACK MIDDLE
ABILENE ISD
Record
Grades
6–8
Location
ABILENE, 79605
Enrollment
707 students
Listed on this county directory
CRAIG MIDDLE
ABILENE ISD
Record
Grades
6–8
Location
ABILENE, 79601
Enrollment
783 students
Listed on this county directory
MADISON MIDDLE
ABILENE ISD
Record
Grades
6–8
Location
ABILENE, 79605
Enrollment
785 students
Listed on this county directory
MANN MIDDLE
ABILENE ISD
Record
Grades
6–8
Location
ABILENE, 79603
Enrollment
879 students
Listed on this county directory
JIM NED MIDDLE
JIM NED CISD
Record
Grades
6–8
Location
TUSCOLA, 79562
Enrollment
373 students
Listed on this county directory
MERKEL MIDDLE
MERKEL ISD
Record
Grades
6–8
Location
MERKEL, 79536
Enrollment
248 students
Listed on this county directory
WYLIE EAST J H
WYLIE ISD
Record
Grades
6–8
Location
ABILENE, 79606
Enrollment
524 students
Listed on this county directory
WYLIE WEST J H
WYLIE ISD
Record
Grades
5–8
Location
ABILENE, 79606
Enrollment
972 students

High schools

ABILENE H S
ABILENE ISD
Record
Grades
9–12
Location
ABILENE, 79603
Enrollment
1,966 students
ACADEMY FOR TECHNOLOGY ENGINEERING MATH & SCIENCE
ABILENE ISD
Record
Grades
9–12
Location
ABILENE, 79602
Enrollment
372 students
Listed on this county directory
COOPER H S
ABILENE ISD
Record
Grades
9–12
Location
ABILENE, 79605
Enrollment
1,716 students
DAEP
ABILENE ISD
Record
Grades
6–12
Location
ABILENE, 79602
Enrollment
100 students
Listed on this county directory
OCEANS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
ABILENE ISD
Record
Grades
7–12
Location
ABILENE, 79602
Enrollment
3 students
Listed on this county directory
WOODSON CENTER FOR EXCELLENCE
ABILENE ISD
Record
Grades
6–12
Location
ABILENE, 79601
Enrollment
139 students
Listed on this county directory
JIM NED H S
JIM NED CISD
Record
Grades
9–12
Location
TUSCOLA, 79562
Enrollment
457 students
Listed on this county directory
MERKEL H S
MERKEL ISD
Record
Grades
9–12
Location
MERKEL, 79536
Enrollment
327 students
Listed on this county directory
PREMIER H S OF ABILENE
PREMIER HIGH SCHOOLS
Record
Grades
9–12
Location
LEWISVILLE, 75029
Enrollment
146 students
Listed on this county directory
WYLIE H S
WYLIE ISD
Record
Grades
9–12
Location
ABILENE, 79606
Enrollment
1,467 students

Other schools

ADULT LEARNING CTR
ABILENE ISD
Record
Grades
UG
Location
ABILENE, 79602
Enrollment
0 students
Listed on this county directory
CROCKETT EARLY HEADSTART
ABILENE ISD
Record
Grades
PK
Location
ABILENE, 79605
Enrollment
132 students
Listed on this county directory
JUVENILE DETENTION CENTER
ABILENE ISD
Record
Grades
6–11
Location
ABILENE, 79602
Enrollment
11 students
Listed on this county directory
LONG EARLY LEARNING CENTER
ABILENE ISD
Record
Grades
PK
Location
ABILENE, 79603
Enrollment
809 students
Listed on this county directory
TAYLOR COUNTY LEARNING CENTER
ABILENE ISD
Record
Grades
4–11
Location
ABILENE, 79603
Enrollment
4 students
Listed on this county directory
MULLIN NEW HORIZONS ABILIENE
MULLIN ISD
Record
Grades
1–12
Location
MULLIN, 76864
Enrollment
14 students
Listed on this county directory
TEXAS LEADERSHIP OF ABILENE
TEXAS LEADERSHIP PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Record
Grades
KG–12
Location
SAN ANGELO, 76906
Enrollment
727 students
Listed on this county directory
TRENT INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
TRENT ISD
Record
Grades
PK–12
Location
TRENT, 79561
Enrollment
131 students
Listed on this county directory

Taylor County school directory FAQ

Does this list show which Taylor County school serves my address?

No. This is a county-level NCES directory for public school records in Texas. Attendance zones, transfer policies, magnet eligibility, charter lotteries, and program placement must be verified with the local district or school.

What is included in the Taylor County public school directory?

The directory lists 47 public schools from NCES records, including school name, district, grade range, type flags, and enrollment where reported.

Does this page rank the best schools in Taylor County?

No. This page is a public school directory, not a ranking or recommendation. Use it to find records, compare similar school types, and identify district sources to verify locally.

Are private schools included in this Taylor County list?

No. SchoolsByCounty uses NCES public school records for this directory. Private schools, homeschool programs, and some local program options are outside this public-school listing.

Why do some Taylor County schools have profiles while others are listed only?

SchoolsByCounty generates profile pages for a high-enrollment subset of school records. 4 schools in this county currently have profile links, while every listed school remains available in the directory table.

How should I compare school districts in Taylor County?

Start with the 5 district entries, then compare schools with similar grade ranges. County-level lists can include district slices, so use district websites to confirm boundaries and program rules.

What do charter or virtual flags mean in this Taylor County directory?

Charter and virtual flags come from NCES school records. They identify school record types, not admission eligibility, transfer availability, or program quality. Confirm application rules and current program status with the district or school.

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Data Sources

Education data sourced from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and School District Finance Survey. School scores are derived composite metrics based on available NCES graduation-rate and school-finance signals.

Data is informational only. Coverage varies by county and reporting year. Not for use as the sole basis for educational decisions.