Benito Martinez Elementary School had the highest enrollment among Hudspeth County schools, welcoming 210 students during the 2023-24 academic year, according to the Texas Education Agency.
Of all the students welcomed in the 2023-24 school year, 55.7% of them were boys, and 44.3% were girls.
Data also showed that the majority of students identified themselves as Hispanic, representing 98.1% of the total enrollment in Benito Martinez Elementary School.
Among the four schools in Hudspeth County, Fort Hancock High School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 178 students, while Sierra Blanca School welcomed 99 students and ranked third in the 2023-24 school year.
Benito Martinez Elementary School is a part of Ft. Hancock ISD, which roughly covers schools within Hudspeth County with its main office in Ft. Hancock.
In the previous school year, Benito Martinez Elementary School also had the highest number of students among Hudspeth County schools.
A recent study by WalletHub classified Texas as one of the least-educated states in the U.S., ranking it 41st out of 50 in educational quality and student outcomes.
Underfunding is a frequently cited challenge facing the state’s school districts. According to a 2024 report from the Texas Education Agency, 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 stated in an interview.
| School Name | City | Total School Enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Benito Martinez Elementary School | Ft. Hancock | 210 |
| Fort Hancock High School | Ft. Hancock | 178 |
| Sierra Blanca School | Sierra Blanca | 99 |
| Dell City School | Dell City | 72 |
