 About 20.2% of families and 22.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.9% of those under age 18 and 15.6% of those age 65 or over.Hughes Springs is served by the Hughes Springs Independent School District and is home to the Hughes Springs High School Mustangs.The Mustang baseball team has been ranked in the national top 100, and several Mustang baseball players have gone on to play college baseball as well as college football and basketball.