Of all the students welcomed in the 2021-22 school year, 51.8% of them were boys, and 48.2% were girls.
Data also showed that the majority of students were Hispanic, representing 89.2% of the Morton School total enrollment.
Among the two schools in Cochran County, Whiteface School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 313 students in the 2021-22 school year.
Morton School is a part of Morton ISD, which roughly covers schools within Cochran County with its main office in Morton.
In the previous school year, Morton School also had the highest number of students among Cochran County schools.
Texas is found to be one of the least educated states in the U.S. A study from WalletHub ranked Texas 41st out of 50 states in terms of the quality of the educational system and how successful students were.
More than 5.4 million students are enrolled in public schools across Texas. Nearly one million of them live in rural areas where options for local public schools are few and far between.
The Texas education system is currently torn between public schools and taxpayer-funded private schools.
Critics argue that private schools use funds that should go to the public school system, while private school advocates claim they’re offering better education for more Texas students.
| School Name | City | Total School Enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Morton School | Morton | 361 |
| Whiteface School | Whiteface | 313 |
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