Far West Texas News

Pecos High School had the highest enrollment among Reeves County schools, welcoming 766 students during the 2022-23 academic year, according to the Texas Education Agency report.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 50.4% of them were boys, and 49.6% were girls.

Data also showed that the majority of students were Hispanic, representing 93.1% of the Pecos High School total enrollment.

Among the six schools in Reeves County, Austin Elementary School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 644 students, while Crockett Middle School welcomed 635 students and ranked third in the 2022-23 school year.

Pecos High School is a part of Pecos-Barstow-Toyah ISD, which roughly covers schools within Reeves County with its main office in Pecos.

In the previous school year, Pecos High School also had the highest number of students among Reeves County schools.

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.

Education in Texas is often a hot button issue, especially as test scores lag behind other states.

“The problems commonly cited are flaws in the school financing system, relatively low teacher salary, poor test performance by students, dropouts from traditional schools in favor of charter schools, gun violence, and mental health issues,” claimed the Texas Almanac.

School Name	City	Total School Enrollment
Pecos High School	Pecos	766
Austin Elementary School	Pecos	644
Crockett Middle School	Pecos	635
Haynes Elementary School	Pecos	403
Pecos Kind	Pecos	328
Balmorhea School	Balmorhea	144