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There were 3,143 Hispanic students enrolled in Howard County schools in the 2021-22 school year, 0.5% 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, Hispanic comprised 57.3% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 13 schools in Howard County, Big Spring High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 741 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
Big Spring High School	67.4	1,100
Big Spring Junior High School	65.9	575
Coahoma Elementary School	43.5	547
Big Spring Intermediate School	64.8	534
Moss Elementary School	64.9	473
Forsan High School	30.8	400
Forsan Elementary School	37.9	369
Marcy Elementary School	69.4	353
Coahoma Junior High School	44.1	279
Washington Elementary School	68.9	264
Coahoma High School	38.8	260
Goliad Elementary School	67.1	243
Kentwood Elementary School	59.8	92