Texas State Board Of Education Chair Keven Ellis (2024) | twitter.com/KevenEllisDC
Texas State Board Of Education Chair Keven Ellis (2024) | twitter.com/KevenEllisDC
At the time, Ector County had the 15th largest enrollment in the state.
Data also showed that Hispanic students made up 78.6% of the student body, the largest percentage in Ector County schools, followed by white students at 15.1%, Black students at 3.5%, Asian students at 0.9%, Pacific Islander students at 0.3%, American Indian students at 0.2% and multiracial students at 1.4%.
Underfunding is a frequently cited challenge facing the state's school district. According to a 2024 report from the Texas Education Agency, 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 stated in an interview.
| School name | Total enrollment in 2022-23 | Total enrollment in 2023-24 | % change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alter Education Center | 129 | 100 | -22.5% |
| Austin Montessori Magnet | 537 | 553 | 3% |
| Barbara Jordan Elementary School | 854 | 886 | 3.7% |
| Blanton Elementary School | 502 | 522 | 4% |
| Bonham Middle School | 867 | 870 | 0.3% |
| Bowie Middle School | 914 | 872 | -4.6% |
| Burleson Elementary School | 413 | 381 | -7.7% |
| Burnet Elementary School | 389 | 340 | -12.6% |
| Cameron Dual Language Magnet | 613 | 590 | -3.8% |
| Carver Early Ee-Kg | 363 | 357 | -1.7% |
| Compass Academy Charter School | 1,399 | 1,448 | 3.5% |
| Crockett Middle School | 1,036 | 1,019 | -1.6% |
| Dowling Elementary School | 440 | 594 | 35% |
| Ector College Prep Success Academy | 1,384 | 1,369 | -1.1% |
| Edward K. Downing Elementary School | 817 | 807 | -1.2% |
| Elementary Magnet at Blackshear | 672 | 693 | 3.1% |
| Elementary Magnet at Hays | 460 | 497 | 8% |
| Elementary Magnet at Milam Elementary School | 642 | 605 | -5.8% |
| Elementary Magnet at Reagan Elementary School | 625 | 662 | 5.9% |
| Elementary Magnet at Travis | 300 | 292 | -2.7% |
| Elementary Magnet at Zavala | 448 | 436 | -2.7% |
| G. E. 'Buddy' West Elementary School | 680 | 683 | 0.4% |
| Gale Pond Alamo Elementary School | 317 | 324 | 2.2% |
| George H. W. Bush New Tech Odessa | 460 | 448 | -2.6% |
| Goliad Elementary School | 606 | 616 | 1.7% |
| Gonzales Elementary School | 497 | 477 | -4% |
| Harmony Science Academy - Odessa | 516 | 540 | 4.7% |
| Ireland Elementary School | 446 | 424 | -4.9% |
| L. B. Johnson Elementary School | 517 | 510 | -1.4% |
| Lamar Early Ee-Kg | 491 | 436 | -11.2% |
| Lauro Cavazos Elementary School | 680 | 674 | -0.9% |
| Lee Buice Elementary School | 843 | 821 | -2.6% |
| Murry Fly Elementary School | 998 | 1,089 | 9.1% |
| Nimitz Middle School | 1,303 | 1,312 | 0.7% |
| Noel Elementary School | 451 | 490 | 8.6% |
| Odessa Career and Technical Early College High School | 358 | 395 | 10.3% |
| Odessa Collegiate Academy Early College High School | 429 | 460 | 7.2% |
| Odessa High School | 3,874 | 3,769 | -2.7% |
| Pease Elementary School | 589 | 579 | -1.7% |
| Permian High School | 3,978 | 4,126 | 3.7% |
| Premier High School Odessa | 89 | 61 | -31.5% |
| Richard Milburn Academy Odessa | 360 | 348 | -3.3% |
| Ross Elementary School | 408 | 422 | 3.4% |
| Sam Houston Elementary School | 392 | 412 | 5.1% |
| San Jacinto Elementary School | 396 | 375 | -5.3% |
| Wilson & Young Medal of Honor Middle School | 1,245 | 1,193 | -4.2% |
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