Panhandle Times

There were 193 Asian students enrolled in Moore County schools in the 2021-22 school year, 12.7% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Moore County welcomed 4,900 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, Asian comprised 3.9% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 12 schools in Moore County, Dumas High School recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 41 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.

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.

School name	% of Asian students enrolment	Total enrollment
Dumas High School	3.6	1,149
Dumas Junior High School	5.6	657
Dumas Intermediate School	5.3	619
Morningside Elementary School	6	463
Cactus Elementary School	5.7	385
Green Acres Elementary School	4.8	376
Sunray Elementary School	0	308
Sunset Elementary School	1.3	302
Hillcrest Elementary School	3.4	297
Sunray Middle School	0	156
Sunray High School	0	155
North Plains Opportunity Center	0	33