Panhandle Times

There were 3,636 Hispanic students enrolled in Moore County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1.4% more 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, Hispanic comprised 74.7% 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 2022-23 school year, with a total of 852 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 Hispanic students enrolment	Total enrollment
Dumas High School	74.7	1,140
Dumas Junior High School	75.8	648
Dumas Intermediate School	78	595
Morningside Elementary School	70.8	431
Cactus Elementary School	84.4	403
Green Acres Elementary School	85.3	339
Sunset Elementary School	88.7	336
Sunray Elementary School	59.1	335
Hillcrest Elementary School	65.7	271
Sunray High School	59.4	180
Sunray Middle School	57.5	160
North Plains Opportunity Center	75.9	29