Panhandle Times

Hemphill County schools enrolled 48 students who were identified as being gifted and talented during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

This is a 2% decrease from the previous school year.

Of the 829 students enrolled in Hemphill County schools, 5.8% of them were considered to be gifted and talented.

Hemphill County enrolled the 57th lowest number of gifted and talented 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 gifted and talented students	Total Number of students
Baker Elementary School	7	137
Canadian Elementary School	4	204
Canadian High School	20	297
Canadian Middle School	17	191