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Hockley County Education: 64 Multiracial students were enrolled in schools in 2021-22 school year

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Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | onestarfoundation.org

Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | onestarfoundation.org

There were 64 Multiracial students enrolled in Hockley County schools in the 2021-22 school year, 39.1% 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, Multiracial comprised 1.4% of the student body to be the third least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 14 schools in Hockley County, Levelland High School recorded the highest enrollment of Multiracial students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of eight 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 multi-racial students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Levelland High School1.1721
Levelland Middle School1.1652
Ropes School0.4514
Smyer Schools1.4417
Levelland Academic Beginnings Center1407
Levelland Intermediate School1.7402
South Elementary School1296
Capitol Elementary School1.8278
Sundown Elementary School1.9261
Whitharral School2.5236
Sundown High School1.1188
Anton School3.3182
Sundown Junior High School2.2136
Race (Roughneck Alternative Center for Education)07

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