West Texas News

There were three Pacific Islander students enrolled in Hale County schools in the 2021-22 school year, 50% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Hale County welcomed 6,550 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, Pacific Islander comprised 0% of the student body to be the least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 18 schools in Hale County, Edgemere Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Pacific Islander students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of two students.

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.

School name	% of Pacific Islander students enrolment	Total enrollment
Plainview High School	0	1,490
Coronado Middle School	0	582
Estacado Middle School	0	534
La Mesa Elementary School	0	482
Thunderbird Elementary School	0.3	400
Abernathy Elementary School	0	395
Edgemere Elementary School	0.6	337
Highland Elementary School	0	332
College Hill Elementary	0	310
Petersburg School	0	276
Hillcrest Elementary School	0	265
Akin Elementary School	0	256
Abernathy High School	0	255
Carr Middle School	0	188
Abernathy Middle School	0	174
Hale Center High School	0	155
Cotton Center School	0	99
Hale County JJAEP	0	20