Lubbock Times

The majority of students in Lubbock County districts were Hispanic in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 50,671 students attending Lubbock County district schools, 52.6% were Hispanic. White students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 33.8% of Lubbock County districts' students.

In the previous school year, Hispanic students still were the most common group in Lubbock County districts, representing 52.5% of the student body.

Elementary School for Education Innovation had the most even distribution of races among county districts, with 42.7% Hispanic students, 41.1% white students, 8.1% Black students, 6.5% Multi-racial students, 1.1% Asian students, and 0.5% Pacific Islander students.

In the 2021-22 school year, the total number of students enrolled in school districts in the county increased 0.8% compared to the previous year.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Lubbock County.

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.

The Texas education system is currently torn between public schools and taxpayer-funded private schools.

Critics argue that private schools use funds that should go to the public school system, while private school advocates claim they’re offering better education for more Texas students.

District	Most prevalent ethnic group	Percent of Total Student Body	Total enrollment
Elementary School for Education Innovation	Hispanic	42.7%	185
Frenship ISD	Hispanic	47.7%	10,877
Idalou ISD	white	59.5%	1,006
Lubbock ISD	Hispanic	60%	25,659
Lubbock-Cooper ISD	white	53.3%	7,592
New Deal ISD	Hispanic	52%	725
Rise Academy	Black	74.1%	305
Roosevelt ISD	Hispanic	57.9%	1,114
Shallowater ISD	white	66.2%	1,746
Slaton ISD	Hispanic	64.5%	1,284
South Plains Academy Charter District	Hispanic	81.5%	178