Amarillo Gazette

There were 604 white students enrolled in Oldham County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 3.8% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Oldham County welcomed 886 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white comprised 68.2% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the eight schools in Oldham County, Wildorado School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 200 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.

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

“As a result, many districts in our very own Central Texas region are being forced to cut back on essential programs, services, consider school closures, and adopt deficit budgets just to provide students with the education that they deserve,” Hutto ISD Trustee James Matlock said.

School name	% of white students enrolment	Total enrollment
Wildorado School	86.2	232
Vega Elementary School	74.3	144
Adrian School	32.5	120
Vega High School	73.9	115
Vega Junior High School	76.6	111
Boys Ranch High School	48	98
Mimi Farley Elementary School	74.3	35
Blakemore Middle School	48.4	31