Texas State Board Of Education Secretary Pat Hardy (2024) | twitter.com/pathardy
Texas State Board Of Education Secretary Pat Hardy (2024) | twitter.com/pathardy
At the time, Lamb County had the 114th lowest enrollment in the state.
Data also showed that Hispanic students made up 71.4% of the student body, the largest percentage in Lamb County schools, followed by white students at 25.7%, Black students at 1.7%, Asian students at 0.2%, Pacific Islander students at 0.1% and multiracial students at 0.9%.
Underfunding is a frequently cited challenge facing the state's school district. According to a 2024 report from the Texas Education Agency, 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 stated in an interview.
| School name | Total enrollment in 2022-23 | Total enrollment in 2023-24 | % change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amherst School | 120 | 114 | -5% |
| Hp Webb Elementary School | 282 | 293 | 3.9% |
| Littlefield Elementary School | 263 | 226 | -14.1% |
| Littlefield High School | 364 | 364 | 0% |
| Littlefield Junior High School | 275 | 289 | 5.1% |
| Littlefield Primary School | 301 | 319 | 6% |
| Olton High School | 175 | 201 | 14.9% |
| Olton Junior High School | 140 | 125 | -10.7% |
| Springlake-Earth Elementary/Middle School | 179 | 143 | -20.1% |
| Sudan Elementary School | 294 | 291 | -1% |
| Sudan High School | 180 | 175 | -2.8% |
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