West Texas News

There were nine American Indian students enrolled in Hockley County schools in the 2021-22 school year, 28.6% 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, American Indian comprised 0.2% of the student body to be the least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 14 schools in Hockley County, only Levelland Intermediate School and Levelland Middle School enrolled any American Indian students, welcoming two students each in the 2021-22 school 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.

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 American Indian students enrolment	Total enrollment
Levelland High School	0.1	721
Levelland Middle School	0.3	652
Ropes School	0.2	514
Smyer Schools	0	417
Levelland Academic Beginnings Center	0.2	407
Levelland Intermediate School	0.5	402
South Elementary School	0	296
Capitol Elementary School	0	278
Sundown Elementary School	0	261
Whitharral School	0.4	236
Sundown High School	0	188
Anton School	0.5	182
Sundown Junior High School	0	136
Race (Roughneck Alternative Center for Education)	0	7