Panhandle Times

Hansford County schools enrolled 77 students who were identified as being gifted and talented during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

This is a 3.8% decrease from the previous school year.

Of the 1,291 students enrolled in Hansford County schools, 6% of them were considered to be gifted and talented.

Hansford County enrolled the 71st 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
Gruver Elementary School	6	159
Gruver High School	19	153
Gruver Junior High School	15	129
Gus Birdwell Elementary School	9	357
Pringle-Morse Schools	0	107
Spearman High School	19	223
Spearman Junior High School	9	163