Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | onestarfoundation.org
Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | onestarfoundation.org
Of the 64,587 students attending Lubbock County schools, 55.7% were Hispanic. White students comprised the second-largest ethnic group in the county, making up 30.4% of the student body.
In the previous school year, Hispanic students were also the most represented group in Lubbock County districts, comprising 55% of the student body.
Elementary School for Education Innovation had the most even distribution of races among county districts, with 41.7% Hispanic students, 37.7% white students, 13.7% Black students, 4% multiracial students, 1.7% Pacific Islander students, 0.6% American Indian students, and 0.6% Asian students.
In the 2022-23 school year, the total number of students enrolled in the county increased 1.4% 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 | 41.7% | 175 |
| Frenship ISD | Hispanic | 48.8% | 11,165 |
| Harmony Science Academy (El Paso) | Hispanic | 82.2% | 4,967 |
| Idalou ISD | White | 58.3% | 988 |
| Lubbock ISD | Hispanic | 60% | 25,247 |
| Lubbock-Cooper ISD | White | 53.1% | 7,750 |
| New Deal ISD | Hispanic | 52.4% | 757 |
| Premier High Schools | Hispanic | 55.5% | 7,117 |
| Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen) | Hispanic | 65.4% | 1,693 |
| Rise Academy | Black | 74.7% | 297 |
| Roosevelt ISD | Hispanic | 59.6% | 1,175 |
| Shallowater ISD | White | 66.5% | 1,762 |
| Slaton ISD | Hispanic | 64.4% | 1,268 |
| South Plains Academy Charter District | Hispanic | 84.1% | 226 |
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