Panhandle Times

There were 26 American Indian students enrolled in Moore County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 13.3% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Moore County welcomed 4,867 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, American Indian students comprised 0.5% of the student body to be the least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 12 schools in Moore County, Dumas Intermediate School recorded the highest enrollment of American Indian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of five 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.

Underfunding is a frequently cited challenge facing the state's school districts. Per-pupil funding has not increased since 2019, despite inflation rates rising by more than 20% since then.

“As a result, many districts in our very own Central Texas region are being forced to cut back on essential programs, services, consider school closures, and adopt deficit budgets just to provide students with the education that they deserve,” Hutto ISD Trustee James Matlock said.

School name	% of American Indian students enrolment	Total enrollment
Dumas High School	0.3	1,140
Dumas Junior High School	0.3	648
Dumas Intermediate School	0.8	595
Morningside Elementary School	0.7	431
Cactus Elementary School	0.7	403
Green Acres Elementary School	0.6	339
Sunset Elementary School	0.3	336
Sunray Elementary School	0.9	335
Hillcrest Elementary School	0.4	271
Sunray High School	1.1	180
Sunray Middle School	0.6	160
North Plains Opportunity Center	0	29