Of all the students welcomed in the 2021-22 school year, 50.2% of them were boys, and 49.8% were girls.
Data also showed that the majority of students were Hispanic, representing 73.3% of the Perryton High School total enrollment.
Among the six schools in Ochiltree County, Perryton Junior High School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 455 students, while James L. Wright Elementary School welcomed 435 students and ranked third in the 2021-22 school year.
Perryton High School is a part of Perryton ISD, which roughly covers schools within Ochiltree County with its main office in Perryton.
In the previous school year, Perryton High School also had the highest number of students among Ochiltree County schools.
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.
Education in Texas is often a hot button issue, especially as test scores lag behind other states.
“The problems commonly cited are flaws in the school financing system, relatively low teacher salary, poor test performance by students, dropouts from traditional schools in favor of charter schools, gun violence, and mental health issues,” claimed the Texas Almanac.
| School Name | City | Total School Enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Perryton High School | Perryton | 630 |
| Perryton Junior High School | Perryton | 455 |
| James L. Wright Elementary School | Perryton | 435 |
| Edwin F. Williams Intermediate School | Perryton | 277 |
| Perryton Kinder | Perryton | 233 |
| Ludi Pena Martin Accelerated Education Center | Perryton | 22 |
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