Texas State Board Of Education Chair Keven Ellis (2024) | twitter.com/KevenEllisDC
Texas State Board Of Education Chair Keven Ellis (2024) | twitter.com/KevenEllisDC
Of the 3,265 students attending Hale County schools, 70.6% were Hispanic. White students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 25.2% of the total enrollment.
In the previous school year, Hispanic students also made up the largest ethnic group in Hale County, comprising 75.3% of the student body.
Plainview High School and Akin Elementary School had the most diverse student body in Hale County, including white, American Indian, Black, Asian, Hispanic, Pacific Islander, and multiracial.
In the 2022-23 school year, total public school enrollment in the county dropped 50.2% when compared to the previous year.
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.
Underfunding is a frequently cited challenge facing the state's school district. Per-pupil funding has not increased since 2019, despite inflation rates rising by more than 20% since then.
| School name | Most prevalent ethnic group | Percent of Total Student Body | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abernathy Elementary School | Hispanic | 49.1% | 411 |
| Abernathy High School | Hispanic | 51% | 243 |
| Abernathy Middle School | Hispanic | 54.4% | 180 |
| Akin Elementary School | Hispanic | 73% | 248 |
| Carr Middle School | Hispanic | 73% | 178 |
| Cotton Center School | Hispanic | 55% | 100 |
| DAEP | Hispanic | 33.3% | 3 |
| Hale Center High School | Hispanic | 71.7% | 159 |
| Hale County JJAEP | Hispanic | 81.5% | 27 |
| Lockney DAEP | Hispanic | 100% | 2 |
| Petersburg School | Hispanic | 69.9% | 272 |
| Plainview High School | Hispanic | 82.2% | 1,442 |
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