West Texas News

There were 1,618 white students enrolled in Hockley County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 3.8% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Hockley County welcomed 4,687 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 34.5% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 15 schools in Hockley County, Ropes School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 392 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
Levelland High School	23.4	745
Levelland Middle School	20.9	622
Ropes School	71.8	546
Smyer Schools	52.9	442
Levelland Intermediate School	22.5	396
Levelland Academic Beginnings Center	19.3	357
Capitol Elementary School	19.2	297
South Elementary School	21.5	274
Sundown Elementary School	37.3	260
Whitharral School	60.3	234
Sundown High School	39.8	181
Anton School	21.2	170
Sundown Junior High School	40.7	145
Parkview School - Levelland	58.3	12
Race (Roughneck Alternative Center for Education)	33.3	6