Panhandle Times

There were 3,587 Hispanic students enrolled in Moore County schools in the 2021-22 school year, 3.8% more 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, Hispanic comprised 73.2% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 12 schools in Moore County, Dumas High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 846 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 Hispanic students enrolment	Total enrollment
Dumas High School	73.6	1,149
Dumas Junior High School	73.7	657
Dumas Intermediate School	74.5	619
Morningside Elementary School	67.2	463
Cactus Elementary School	84.2	385
Green Acres Elementary School	85.4	376
Sunray Elementary School	57.8	308
Sunset Elementary School	87.7	302
Hillcrest Elementary School	64	297
Sunray Middle School	55.8	156
Sunray High School	60	155
North Plains Opportunity Center	81.8	33