West Texas News

There were 1,555 white students enrolled in Hockley County schools in the 2021-22 school year, 2.4% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Hockley County welcomed 4,697 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white comprised 33.1% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 14 schools in Hockley County, Ropes School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 357 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 white students enrolment	Total enrollment
Levelland High School	24.7	721
Levelland Middle School	21	652
Ropes School	69.5	514
Smyer Schools	52.3	417
Levelland Academic Beginnings Center	21.1	407
Levelland Intermediate School	18.7	402
South Elementary School	18.9	296
Capitol Elementary School	20.9	278
Sundown Elementary School	36.4	261
Whitharral School	56.4	236
Sundown High School	36.7	188
Anton School	20.3	182
Sundown Junior High School	39	136
Race (Roughneck Alternative Center for Education)	42.9	7