Quantcast

West Texas News

Monday, December 23, 2024

Enrollment Analysis: Asian students comprised 0.3% of Hockley County’s student body in 2021-22 school year

Webp stumcq1l 400x400

Texas State Board Of Education Chair Keven Ellis (2024) | twitter.com/KevenEllisDC

Texas State Board Of Education Chair Keven Ellis (2024) | twitter.com/KevenEllisDC

There were 13 Asian students enrolled in Hockley County schools in the 2021-22 school year, 8.3% 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, Asian comprised 0.3% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 14 schools in Hockley County, Sundown Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of four 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.

Ethnicities in Hockley County in 2021-22 School Year

White [33.1%]Hispanic [62.8%]Ethnicities <5% [4.1%]
Enrollment Demographics in Hockley County Schools During 2021-22 School Year

School name% of Asian students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Levelland High School0.4721
Levelland Middle School0.5652
Ropes School0514
Smyer Schools0417
Levelland Academic Beginnings Center0.2407
Levelland Intermediate School0402
South Elementary School0296
Capitol Elementary School0.4278
Sundown Elementary School1.5261
Whitharral School0236
Sundown High School0.5188
Anton School0182
Sundown Junior High School0136
Race (Roughneck Alternative Center for Education)07

MORE NEWS