Hockley County schools enrolled 4,584 students in the 2024-25 school year, 0.5% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.
At the time, Hockley County had the 100th largest enrollment in the state.
Data also showed that Hispanic students made up 61.3% of the student body, the largest share of enrollment in Hockley County schools, followed by white students at 34.8%, Black students at 2%, American Indian students at 0.3%, Asian students at 0.2%, and multiracial students at 1.3%.
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.
| School name | Total enrollment in 2023-24 | Total enrollment in 2024-25 | % change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anton School | 170 | 175 | 2.9% |
| Capitol Elementary School | 280 | 285 | 1.8% |
| Levelland Academic Beginnings Center | 532 | 518 | -2.6% |
| Levelland High School | 759 | 798 | 5.1% |
| Levelland Middle School | 775 | 736 | -5% |
| Race (Roughneck Alternative Center for Education) | 3 | 3 | 0% |
| Ropes School | 576 | 622 | 8% |
| Smyer Schools | 434 | 431 | -0.7% |
| South Elementary School | 271 | 238 | -12.2% |
| Sundown Elementary School | 242 | 231 | -4.5% |
| Sundown High School | 174 | 184 | 5.7% |
| Sundown Junior High School | 132 | 134 | 1.5% |
| Whitharral School | 213 | 229 | 7.5% |
Information in this article was obtained from the Texas Education Agency. The source data can be found here.
