Upper East Texas News

White students comprised the most prevalent ethnic group in Hopkins County schools in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 6,750 students attending Hopkins County schools, 57.6% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 29.8% of the total enrollment.

In the previous school year, white students also made up the largest ethnic group in Hopkins County, comprising 59.2% of the student body.

Sulphur Springs High School, Sulphur Springs Middle School and Sulphur Springs Elementary School had the most diverse student body in Hopkins County, including white, American Indian, Black, Asian, Hispanic, Pacific Islander, and multiracial.

When compared to the previous school year, total public school enrollment in the county dropped 1.2%.

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.

Underfunding is a frequently cited challenge facing the state's school district. Per-pupil funding has not increased since 2019, despite inflation rates rising by more than 20% since then.

School name	Most prevalent ethnic group	Percent of Total Student Body	Total enrollment
Austin Academic Center	White	50%	20
Barbara Bush Primary School	White	53.3%	319
Bowie Primary School	White	63.9%	324
Como-Pickton School	White	52.9%	756
Cumby Elementary School	White	78.8%	170
Cumby High School	White	79.5%	151
Douglass Eclc	Hispanic	41.7%	235
Miller Grove School	White	79.6%	323
North Hopkins Elementary School	White	75.4%	272
North Hopkins High School	White	69.5%	233
Rowena Johnson Primary School	White	54.7%	327
Saltillo School	White	64%	253
Sulphur Bluff ISD	White	81.6%	228
Sulphur Springs Elementary School	White	54.8%	639
Sulphur Springs High School	White	53%	1,278
Sulphur Springs Middle School	White	55%	969
Travis Primary School	Hispanic	72.7%	253