West Texas News

There were 2,893 Hispanic students enrolled in Hockley County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 2.1% less 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, Hispanic comprised 61.7% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 15 schools in Hockley County, Levelland High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 534 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 Hispanic students enrolment	Total enrollment
Levelland High School	71.7	745
Levelland Middle School	74.4	622
Ropes School	26.9	546
Smyer Schools	45	442
Levelland Intermediate School	74.2	396
Levelland Academic Beginnings Center	77	357
Capitol Elementary School	75.1	297
South Elementary School	75.5	274
Sundown Elementary School	59.6	260
Whitharral School	35.9	234
Sundown High School	58	181
Anton School	70	170
Sundown Junior High School	56.6	145
Parkview School - Levelland	16.7	12
Race (Roughneck Alternative Center for Education)	66.7	6