Upper East Texas News

Sulphur Springs High School had the highest enrollment among Hopkins County schools, welcoming 1,221 students during the 2021-22 academic year, according to the Texas Education Agency report.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2021-22 school year, 50.8% of the students were girls, and 49.2% were boys.

Data also showed that the majority of students were white, representing 53.2% of the Sulphur Springs High School total enrollment.

Among the 17 schools in Hopkins County, Sulphur Springs Middle School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 1,017 students, while Como-Pickton School welcomed 725 students and ranked third in the 2021-22 school year.

Sulphur Springs High School is a part of Sulphur Springs ISD, which roughly covers schools within Hopkins County with its main office in Sulphur Springs.

In the previous school year, Sulphur Springs High School also had the highest number of students among Hopkins County schools.

The Texas education system is currently torn between public schools and taxpayer-funded private schools.

Critics argue that private schools use funds that should go to the public school system, while private school advocates claim they’re offering better education for more Texas 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	City	Total School Enrollment
Sulphur Springs High School	Sulphur Springs	1,221
Sulphur Springs Middle School	Sulphur Springs	1,017
Como-Pickton School	Como	725
Sulphur Springs Elementary School	Sulphur Springs	621
Barbara Bush Primary School	Sulphur Springs	336
Bowie Primary School	Sulphur Springs	317
North Hopkins Elementary School	Sulphur Springs	306
Rowena Johnson Primary School	Sulphur Springs	301
Miller Grove School	Cumby	299
Travis Primary School	Sulphur Springs	272
Saltillo School	Saltillo	244
Douglass Eclc	Sulphur Springs	230
North Hopkins High School	Sulphur Springs	229
Cumby High School	Cumby	223
Cumby Elementary School	Cumby	212
Sulphur Bluff ISD	Sulphur Bluff	203
Austin Academic Center	Livingston	24