There were 4,691 white students enrolled in Lamar County schools in the 2024-25 school year, 2.3% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.
Data showed that Lamar County welcomed 8,516 students during the 2024-25 school year. Among them, white students comprised 55.1% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the 20 schools in Lamar County, North Lamar High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students, with a total of 488.
A recent study by WalletHub classified Texas as one of the least-educated states in the U.S., ranking it 41st out of 50 in educational quality and student outcomes.
Underfunding is a frequently cited challenge facing Texas’ school districts. 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 | % white students | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Paris High School | 28.5% | 946 |
| Aikin Elementary School | 42% | 866 |
| North Lamar High School | 69.2% | 705 |
| Bailey Intermediate School | 69.5% | 593 |
| Chisum Elementary School | 79.1% | 584 |
| Crockett Intermediate School | 28.1% | 583 |
| Justiss Elementary School | 21.2% | 546 |
| Paris Junior High School | 30.3% | 541 |
| Frank Stone Middle School | 69.5% | 521 |
| Blossom Elementary School | 83.6% | 408 |
| Chisum High School | 82.6% | 334 |
| W. L. Higgins Elementary School | 66.1% | 330 |
| Prairiland High School | 82.3% | 283 |
| Chisum Middle School | 82.3% | 266 |
| Prairiland Junior High School | 83.8% | 260 |
| Aaron Parker Elementary School | 67.5% | 246 |
| Lamar County Head Start | 18.9% | 206 |
| Deport Elementary School | 83.8% | 154 |
| Givens Early Childhood Center | 33% | 112 |
| Travis High School of Choice | 40.6% | 32 |
Information in this article was obtained from the Texas Education Agency. The source data can be found here.
