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There were 1,926 white students enrolled in Howard County schools in the 2021-22 school year, 2.8% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Howard County welcomed 5,489 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white comprised 35.1% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 13 schools in Howard County, Coahoma Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 293 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 white students enrolment	Total enrollment
Big Spring High School	22.8	1,100
Big Spring Junior High School	24.9	575
Coahoma Elementary School	53.6	547
Big Spring Intermediate School	24	534
Moss Elementary School	25.2	473
Forsan High School	63.5	400
Forsan Elementary School	57.2	369
Marcy Elementary School	21.5	353
Coahoma Junior High School	53.8	279
Washington Elementary School	21.2	264
Coahoma High School	58.1	260
Goliad Elementary School	25.5	243
Kentwood Elementary School	34.8	92