Panhandle Times

Hansford County schools enrolled 620 students who identified as being at risk during the 2021-22 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

This is a 10.3% decrease from the previous school year.

Of the 1,337 students enrolled in Hansford County schools, 46.4% of them are considered to be at risk.

Hansford County had the 68th lowest number of at-risk students among Texas counties.

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	Number of at-risk students	Total Number of students
Gus Birdwell Elementary School	178	372
Spearman High School	96	256
Gruver High School	55	159
Spearman Junior High School	74	158
Gruver Elementary School	82	147
Pringle-Morse Schools	77	129
Gruver Junior High School	58	116