Upper East Texas News

There were eight Pacific Islander students enrolled in Hopkins County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 20% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Hopkins County welcomed 6,834 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Pacific Islander students comprised 0.1% of the student body to be the least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 17 schools in Hopkins County, only Sulphur Springs High School and Sulphur Springs Middle School enrolled any Pacific Islander students, welcoming two students each in the 2022-23 school 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	% of Pacific Islander students enrolment	Total enrollment
Sulphur Springs High School	0.2	1,263
Sulphur Springs Middle School	0.2	974
Como-Pickton School	0	734
Sulphur Springs Elementary School	0.2	639
Barbara Bush Primary School	0	342
Bowie Primary School	0	319
Miller Grove School	0.3	317
Rowena Johnson Primary School	0	315
North Hopkins Elementary School	0.3	289
Travis Primary School	0	267
Saltillo School	0	248
North Hopkins High School	0	227
Sulphur Bluff ISD	0	227
Douglass Eclc	0.4	225
Cumby High School	0	216
Cumby Elementary School	0	215
Austin Academic Center	0	17