Amarillo Gazette

There was one Pacific Islander student enrolled in Hutchinson County schools in the 2021-22 school year, 50% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Hutchinson County welcomed 3,913 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, Pacific Islander comprised 0% of the student body to be the least represented ethnicity in the county.

West Texas Elementary School was the only school in the county which enrolled Pacific Islander students, welcoming just one in the 2021-22 school year.

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 Pacific Islander students enrolment	Total enrollment
Borger High School	0	791
Gateway Elementary School	0	360
Crockett Elementary School	0	344
Borger Middle School	0	342
Borger Intermediate School	0	337
Paul Belton Elementary School	0	326
Sanford-Fritch Elementary School	0	311
West Texas Elementary School	0.3	293
Sanford-Fritch High School	0	214
West Texas High School	0	178
Sanford-Fritch Junior High School	0	168
West Texas Middle School	0	150
Spring Creek School	0	99