Panhandle Times

There were 23 African American students enrolled in Hereford ISD schools in the 2022-23 school year, 4.2% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Hereford ISD schools welcomed 3,952 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, African American students comprised 0.6% of the student body to be one of the least represented ethnicities in the district.

Hereford ISD roughly covers schools within Deaf Smith County and has a main office in Hereford.

Among the eight schools in Hereford ISD schools, Hereford High School recorded the highest enrollment of African American students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of nine students.

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.

Year	Total District Enrollment	Total of African American Students	African American students %
2022-23	3,952	23	0.6%
2021-22	3,967	24	0.6%
2020-21	3,868	27	0.7%
2019-20	4,037	22	0.5%