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There were 5,802 white students enrolled in Ector County schools in the 2021-22 school year, 4% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Ector County welcomed 33,819 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white comprised 17.2% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 45 schools in Ector County, Compass Academy Charter School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 838 students.

The Texas education system is currently torn between public schools and taxpayer-funded private schools.

Critics argue that private schools use funds that should go to the public school system, while private school advocates claim they’re offering better education for more Texas students.

School name	% of white students enrolment	Total enrollment
Odessa High School	7.6	3,914
Permian High School	21.7	3,734
Nimitz Middle School	21.1	1,429
Compass Academy Charter School	61.1	1,371
Ector College Prep Success Academy	6.5	1,351
Wilson & Young Medal of Honor Middle School	21.5	1,250
Bowie Middle School	10.8	1,013
Crockett Middle School	11.3	999
Bonham Middle School	12.9	970
Murry Fly Elementary School	7	947
Lee Buice Elementary School	32.5	837
Edward K. Downing Elementary School	4.1	833
Barbara Jordan Elementary School	21.2	779
Utpb STEM Academy	44.3	763
Lauro Cavazos Elementary School	9.4	658
G. E. 'Buddy' West Elementary School	13.3	652
Elementary Magnet at Milam Elementary School	11.7	622
Elementary Magnet at Reagan Elementary School	30.8	607
Elementary Magnet at Blackshear	4.7	602
Cameron Dual Language Magnet	0.9	582
L. B. Johnson Elementary School	19.6	576
Goliad Elementary School	17.1	572
Pease Elementary School	11.1	557
Austin Montessori Magnet	17.2	512
Blanton Elementary School	26.9	506
Gonzales Elementary School	22.2	478
San Jacinto Elementary School	8.7	473
Noel Elementary School	9.7	445
George H. W. Bush New Tech Odessa	15.2	440
Ireland Elementary School	27.3	436
Burleson Elementary School	6	435
Lamar Early Ee-Kg	9.7	432
Elementary Magnet at Hays	16.4	415
Burnet Elementary School	17.6	414
Elementary Magnet at Zavala	4.9	391
Ross Elementary School	28.3	382
Dowling Elementary School	12.5	377
Odessa Collegiate Academy Early College High School	25.8	372
Sam Houston Elementary School	8.4	357
Odessa Career and Technical Early College High School	15.5	348
Gale Pond Alamo Elementary School	14.2	346
Carver Early Ee-Kg	10.2	313
Elementary Magnet at Travis	3.1	286
Alter Education Center	12.9	31
Ector County Youth Center	33.3	12