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There were 20,952 Hispanic students enrolled in Midland County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 6.5% 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, Hispanic students comprised 64.2% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 48 schools in Midland County, Midland High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 1,755 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
Legacy High School	63.3	2,504
Midland High School	70.4	2,492
Abell Junior High School	59.5	1,095
Idea Travis Academy	85.9	1,041
Goddard Junior High School	68.4	1,024
Ralph Bunche Elementary School	79.8	974
Legacy Freshman High School	64.5	970
Greathouse Elementary School	40.4	905
Midland Freshman High School	70.8	887
Barbara Fasken Elementary School	60.3	886
Alamo Junior High School	69.8	865
San Jacinto Junior High School	69.2	829
General Tommy Franks Elementary School	53.6	825
Greenwood High School	52	808
Greenwood Elementary School	52.3	795
Greenwood Intermediate School	51.5	781
James R. Brooks Middle School	51.6	756
Barbara Yarbrough Elementary School	55.2	750
Texas Leadership of Midland	66.1	713
De Zavala Elementary School	91	703
Scharbauer Elementary School	67.7	696
Long Elementary School	82.3	667
Bonham Elementary School	69.5	640
South Elementary School	88.6	607
Fannin Elementary School	50.6	603
Santa Rita Elementary School	52.3	596
Parker Elementary School	47.8	567
Bush Elementary School	49.5	549
James Bowie Fine Arts Academy	53.3	501
Burnet Elementary School	89.2	500
Pease Communications/Technology Academy	75.7	498
Lamar Elementary School	81.1	497
Henderson Elementary School	74.9	491
Emerson Elementary School	50.1	489
Carver Center	27	488
Sam Houston Collegiate Preparatory Elementary School	71.2	469
Jones Elementary School	70.5	448
Milam Elementary School	82.4	442
Rusk Elementary School	48.9	413
Midland Academy Charter School	53	385
Young Women's Leadership Academy	46.6	358
Early College High School at Midland College	61.7	339
Classical Academy - Permian Basin	45.6	248
Viola M. Coleman High School	68.2	151
Premier High School of Midland	55.8	147
Richard Milburn Academy Midland South	75.2	145
Pre-K Academy at Midland College	73.5	68
Midland Alternative Program	71.4	14