Lubbock Times

There were 197 white students enrolled in Crosby County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 9.6% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Crosby County welcomed 997 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 19.8% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the six schools in Crosby County, Crosbyton Secondary recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 60 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
Crosbyton Secondary	20.3	295
Lorenzo ISD	11.7	239
Ralls Elementary School	19.3	192
Ralls High School	30.7	153
Ralls Middle School	21.3	108
Special Education Co-Op	20	10