Panhandle Times

Hispanic students made up the largest ethnic group in Ochiltree County schools in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 2,008 students attending Ochiltree County schools, 73.9% were Hispanic. White students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 24.6% of the total enrollment.

In the previous school year, Hispanic students also made up the largest ethnic group in Ochiltree County, comprising 73.7% of the student body.

Edwin F. Williams Intermediate School had the most even distribution of races among the county schools, which included 70.3% Hispanic students, 27.4% white students, 1.9% multiracial students, and 0.4% Asian students.

In the 2022-23 school year, total public school enrollment in the county dropped 2.1% when compared to the previous year.

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 district. Per-pupil funding has not increased since 2019, despite inflation rates rising by more than 20% since then.

School name	Most prevalent ethnic group	Percent of Total Student Body	Total enrollment
Edwin F. Williams Intermediate School	Hispanic	70.3%	266
James L. Wright Elementary School	Hispanic	73.5%	471
Ludi Pena Martin Accelerated Education Center	Hispanic	56.3%	16
Perryton High School	Hispanic	76.5%	620
Perryton Junior High School	Hispanic	70%	436
Perryton Kinder	Hispanic	81.9%	199