Amarillo Gazette

There were 87 Hispanic students enrolled in Panhandle ISD schools in the 2022-23 school year, 10.1% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Panhandle ISD schools welcomed 657 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 13.2% of the student body to be one of the most represented ethnicities in the district.

Panhandle ISD roughly covers schools within Carson County and has a main office in Panhandle.

Among the three schools in Panhandle ISD schools, Panhandle Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 42 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.

Year	Total District Enrollment	Total of Hispanic Students	Hispanic students %
2022-23	657	87	13.2%
2021-22	664	79	11.9%
2020-21	669	59	8.8%
2019-20	669	52	7.8%