West Texas News

There were 324 white students enrolled in Yoakum County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 6.6% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Yoakum County welcomed 1,988 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 16.3% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the seven schools in Yoakum County, Denver City High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 69 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.

Underfunding is a frequently cited challenge facing the state's school districts. Per-pupil funding has not increased since 2019, despite inflation rates rising by more than 20% since then.

“As a result, many districts in our very own Central Texas region are being forced to cut back on essential programs, services, consider school closures, and adopt deficit budgets just to provide students with the education that they deserve,” Hutto ISD Trustee James Matlock said.

School name	% of white students enrolment	Total enrollment
Denver City High School	13.2	521
William G. Gravitt Junior High School	12.4	364
Dodson Primary School	11.2	347
Kelley Elementary School	12	325
Plains Elementary School	32	203
Plains High School	32.6	132
Plains Middle School	25	96