Nortex Times

There were 155 Hispanic students enrolled in Clay County schools in the 2021-22 school year, 1.9% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Clay County welcomed 1,690 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, Hispanic comprised 9.2% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the seven schools in Clay County, Henrietta Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 41 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
Henrietta Elementary School	9.4	435
Henrietta High School	10.3	290
Petrolia Elementary School	10.2	266
Henrietta Middle School	7.7	220
Petrolia Junior High/High School	13.2	197
Bellevue School	4	151
Midway School	6.1	131