Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | onestarfoundation.org
Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | onestarfoundation.org
Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 53.9% of them were boys, and 46.1% were girls.
Data also showed that the majority of students were Hispanic, representing 76.5% of the Perryton High School total enrollment.
Among the six schools in Ochiltree County, James L. Wright Elementary School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 471 students, while Perryton Junior High School welcomed 436 students and ranked third in the 2022-23 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.
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.
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 | 620 |
| James L. Wright Elementary School | Perryton | 471 |
| Perryton Junior High School | Perryton | 436 |
| Edwin F. Williams Intermediate School | Perryton | 266 |
| Perryton Kinder | Perryton | 199 |
| Ludi Pena Martin Accelerated Education Center | Perryton | 16 |
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