There were 1,442 students enrolled in Plainview High School in 2022-23 school year in Hale County

Texas State Board Of Education Chair Keven Ellis (2024) | twitter.com/KevenEllisDC

By West Texas News

Jul 31, 2024

Plainview High School had the highest enrollment among Hale County schools, welcoming 1,442 students during the 2022-23 academic year, according to the Texas Education Agency report.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 50.7% of them were boys, and 49.3% were girls.

Data also showed that the majority of students were Hispanic, representing 82.2% of the Plainview High School total enrollment.

Among the 12 schools in Hale County, Abernathy Elementary School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 411 students, while Petersburg School welcomed 272 students and ranked third in the 2022-23 school year.

Plainview High School is a part of Plainview ISD, which roughly covers schools within Hale County with its main office in Plainview.

In the previous school year, Plainview High School also had the highest number of students among Hale 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.

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.

Enrollment in Plainview High School Over 3 Years

Enrollment in Hale County Schools During 2022-23 School Year

School Name	City	Total School Enrollment
Plainview High School	Plainview	1,442
Abernathy Elementary School	Abernathy	411
Petersburg School	Petersburg	272
Akin Elementary School	Hale Center	248
Abernathy High School	Abernathy	243
Abernathy Middle School	Abernathy	180
Carr Middle School	Hale Center	178
Hale Center High School	Hale Center	159
Cotton Center School	Cotton Center	100
Hale County JJAEP	Plainview	27
DAEP	Shallowater	3
Lockney DAEP	Lockney	2