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There were 8,135 white students enrolled in Midland County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1.7% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Midland County welcomed 32,619 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 24.9% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 48 schools in Midland County, Legacy High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 598 students.

Education in Texas is often a hot button issue, especially as test scores lag behind other states.

“The problems commonly cited are flaws in the school financing system, relatively low teacher salary, poor test performance by students…dropouts from traditional schools in favor of charter schools…gun violence, and mental health issues," claimed the Texas Almanac.

School name	% of white students enrolment	Total enrollment
Legacy High School	23.9	2,504
Midland High School	19.9	2,492
Abell Junior High School	26.9	1,095
Idea Travis Academy	6.1	1,041
Goddard Junior High School	21.3	1,024
Ralph Bunche Elementary School	8.6	974
Legacy Freshman High School	23.5	970
Greathouse Elementary School	45.5	905
Midland Freshman High School	19.1	887
Barbara Fasken Elementary School	34.1	886
Alamo Junior High School	18.2	865
San Jacinto Junior High School	23.3	829
General Tommy Franks Elementary School	30.9	825
Greenwood High School	44.8	808
Greenwood Elementary School	45.2	795
Greenwood Intermediate School	47	781
James R. Brooks Middle School	46.3	756
Barbara Yarbrough Elementary School	27.6	750
Texas Leadership of Midland	24.3	713
De Zavala Elementary School	3	703
Scharbauer Elementary School	25.7	696
Long Elementary School	7.3	667
Bonham Elementary School	15.2	640
South Elementary School	4.6	607
Fannin Elementary School	39.5	603
Santa Rita Elementary School	31.4	596
Parker Elementary School	34.9	567
Bush Elementary School	26.2	549
James Bowie Fine Arts Academy	40.1	501
Burnet Elementary School	5.8	500
Pease Communications/Technology Academy	9	498
Lamar Elementary School	9.5	497
Henderson Elementary School	15.3	491
Emerson Elementary School	38.9	489
Carver Center	47.7	488
Sam Houston Collegiate Preparatory Elementary School	14.5	469
Jones Elementary School	20.3	448
Milam Elementary School	4.5	442
Rusk Elementary School	30.8	413
Midland Academy Charter School	38.2	385
Young Women's Leadership Academy	36.6	358
Early College High School at Midland College	19.2	339
Classical Academy - Permian Basin	45.6	248
Viola M. Coleman High School	21.2	151
Premier High School of Midland	37.4	147
Richard Milburn Academy Midland South	20	145
Pre-K Academy at Midland College	8.8	68
Midland Alternative Program	14.3	14