Texas State Board Of Education Chair Keven Ellis (2024) | twitter.com/KevenEllisDC
Texas State Board Of Education Chair Keven Ellis (2024) | twitter.com/KevenEllisDC
Data showed that Gray County welcomed 3,870 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white comprised 48.1% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the nine schools in Gray County, Pampa High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 481 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 | % of white students enrolment | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Pampa High School | 46.7 | 1,029 |
| Pampa Junior High School | 44.1 | 785 |
| Austin Elementary School | 67.6 | 450 |
| Lamar Elementary School | 24.4 | 446 |
| Wilson Elementary School | 26.8 | 400 |
| Travis Elementary School | 57.1 | 350 |
| McLean School | 72.7 | 187 |
| Lefors School | 79.7 | 177 |
| Grandview-Hopkins Elementary School | 84.8 | 46 |
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