West Texas News

There were 36 white students enrolled in Anton ISD schools in the 2022-23 school year, 2.7% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Anton ISD schools welcomed 170 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 21.2% of the student body to be one of the most represented ethnicities in the district.

Anton ISD roughly covers schools within Hockley County and has a main office in Anton.

Anton School was the only school in the district which enrolled white students, welcoming 36 students in the 2022-23 school year.

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.

Year	Total District Enrollment	Total of White Students	White students %
2022-23	170	36	21.2%
2021-22	182	37	20.3%
2020-21	184	47	25.5%
2019-20	200	53	26.5%