Upper East Texas News

White students made up the largest ethnic group in Hopkins County schools in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 6,834 students attending Hopkins County schools, 59.2% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 28.9% of the total enrollment.

In the previous school year, white students also made up the largest ethnic group in Hopkins County, comprising 59.3% of the student body.

Douglass Eclc had the most even distribution of races among the county schools, which included 43.1% white students, 28% Hispanic students, 19.1% Black students, 7.6% multiracial students, 1.3% Asian students, 0.4% American Indian students, and 0.4% Pacific Islander students.

In the 2022-23 school year, total public school enrollment in the county increased by 0.8% when compared to the previous year.

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	Most prevalent ethnic group	Percent of Total Student Body	Total enrollment
Austin Academic Center	White	76.5%	17
Barbara Bush Primary School	White	59.9%	342
Bowie Primary School	White	70.2%	319
Como-Pickton School	White	53.3%	734
Cumby Elementary School	White	83.3%	215
Cumby High School	White	81.9%	216
Douglass Eclc	White	43.1%	225
Miller Grove School	White	82%	317
North Hopkins Elementary School	White	72%	289
North Hopkins High School	White	67.8%	227
Rowena Johnson Primary School	White	57.8%	315
Saltillo School	White	66.9%	248
Sulphur Bluff ISD	White	78%	227
Sulphur Springs Elementary School	White	55.1%	639
Sulphur Springs High School	White	53%	1,263
Sulphur Springs Middle School	White	54.5%	974
Travis Primary School	Hispanic	73.4%	267