Longview Times

There were 5,139 white students enrolled in Upshur County schools in the 2021-22 school year, 0.7% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Upshur County welcomed 7,439 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white comprised 69.1% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 22 schools in Upshur County, Gilmer Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 638 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 white students enrolment	Total enrollment
Gilmer Elementary School	57.2	1,116
Gilmer High School	62.2	785
Robert F. Hunt Elementary School	77.1	584
Ore City Elementary School	68.2	421
Bruce Junior High School	58.7	392
Gilmer Intermediate School	56.1	385
Union Grove Elementary School	87	378
New Diana High School	74.4	348
Harmony Elementary School	74.8	330
Big Sandy Elementary School	69.4	317
Harmony High School	80.1	291
New Diana Middle School	72.3	285
Ore City High School	68.8	247
Harmony Junior High School	73.1	242
Union Grove High School	87.7	212
Big Sandy High School	69.8	199
Ore City Middle School	67.9	193
Harmony Intermediate School	77	174
Union Hill High School	78.9	161
Big Sandy Junior High School	66.4	143
Sharon A. Richardson Elementary School	67.5	123
Union Grove Junior High School	83.2	113