Centroplex News

There were 3,175 Hispanic students enrolled in Coryell County schools in the 2021-22 school year, 2.9% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Coryell County welcomed 11,559 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, Hispanic comprised 27.5% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 20 schools in Coryell County, Copperas Cove High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 664 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.

School name	% of Hispanic students enrolment	Total enrollment
Copperas Cove High School	29.4	2,260
Copperas Cove Junior High School	29.8	950
S. C. Lee Junior High	26.6	930
C. R. Clements/Hollie Parsons Elementary School	32.5	846
Gatesville High School	23.4	804
J. L. Williams/Lovett Ledger Elementary School	28.7	721
House Creek Elementary School	30.4	674
Gatesville Intermediate School	23.8	613
Gatesville Elementary School	25.6	606
Fairview/Miss Jewell Elementary School	28.4	536
Gatesville Junior High School	21.9	411
Martin Walker Elementary School	29	410
Hettie Halstead Elementary School	27.6	355
Jonesboro School	9.7	339
Mae Stevens Early Learning Academy	31.2	324
Gatesville Primary School	26.6	263
Oglesby School	24.2	198
Evant High School	33.9	115
Crossroads High School	22.6	106
Evant Elementary School	31.6	98