Nortex Times

There were 705 Hispanic students enrolled in Montague County schools in the 2021-22 school year, 4.6% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Montague County welcomed 3,432 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, Hispanic comprised 20.5% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 13 schools in Montague County, Bowie Intermediate School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 167 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
Bowie Intermediate School	21	795
Bowie High School	19.7	497
Bowie Junior High School	17.9	397
Nocona Elementary School	29.3	368
Nocona High School	34.1	249
Nocona Middle School	31.2	189
Saint Jo Elementary School	7.3	177
Forestburg School	17.6	176
Montague Elementary School	9.5	148
Saint Jo High School	11.7	145
Gold Burg School	18.8	144
Prairie Valley High School	7.2	83
Prairie Valley Elementary School	14.1	64