Upper East Texas News

The majority of students in Hopkins County districts were white in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 6,780 students attending Hopkins County district schools, 59.3% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 28.4% of Hopkins County districts' students.

In the previous school year, white students still were the most common group in Hopkins County districts, representing 59.4% of the student body.

Sulphur Springs ISD had the most diverse student body in the county, including white, American Indian, Black, Asian, Hispanic, Pacific Islander, and Multi-racial.

In the 2021-22 school year, the total number of students enrolled in school districts in the county increased 0.06% compared to the previous year.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Hopkins County.

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.

More than 5.4 million students are enrolled in public schools across Texas. Nearly one million of them live in rural areas where options for local public schools are few and far between.

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.

District	Most prevalent ethnic group	Percent of Total Student Body	Total enrollment
Como-Pickton CISD	white	52.8%	725
Cumby ISD	white	80.7%	435
Miller Grove ISD	white	80.9%	299
North Hopkins ISD	white	69.3%	535
Saltillo ISD	white	65.6%	244
Sulphur Bluff ISD	white	82.3%	203
Sulphur Springs ISD	white	54.1%	4,339