Panhandle Times

Hereford High School had the highest enrollment among Deaf Smith County schools, welcoming 1,176 students during the 2022-23 academic year, according to the Texas Education Agency report.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 50.2% of them were boys, and 49.8% were girls.

Data also showed that the majority of students were Hispanic, representing 89.6% of the Hereford High School total enrollment.

Among the nine schools in Deaf Smith County, Hereford Junior High School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 599 students, while Northwest Elementary School welcomed 456 students and ranked third in the 2022-23 school year.

Hereford High School is a part of Hereford ISD, which roughly covers schools within Deaf Smith County with its main office in Hereford.

In the previous school year, Hereford High School also had the highest number of students among Deaf Smith County schools.

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.

The Texas education system is currently torn between public schools and taxpayer-funded private schools.

Critics argue that private schools use funds that should go to the public school system, while private school advocates claim they’re offering better education for more Texas students.

School Name	City	Total School Enrollment
Hereford High School	Hereford	1,176
Hereford Junior High School	Hereford	599
Northwest Elementary School	Hereford	456
Bluebonnet Elementary School	Hereford	404
Aikman Elementary School	Hereford	378
West Central Elementary School	Hereford	361
Hereford Preparatory Academy	Hereford	299
Tierra Blanca Early Childhood Center	Hereford	279
Walcott Elementary School	Hereford	148