Upper East Texas News

There were 340 Hispanic students enrolled in Morris County schools in the 2021-22 school year, 9% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Morris County welcomed 1,862 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, Hispanic comprised 18.3% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the seven schools in Morris County, Pewitt Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 72 students.

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.

School name	% of Hispanic students enrolment	Total enrollment
Pewitt Elementary School	17.7	406
Daingerfield High School	20.2	272
West Elementary School	21.5	265
Daingerfield Junior High School	22.4	254
Pewitt High School	11.9	252
Pewitt Junior High School	15.8	209
South Elementary School	17.6	204