Panhandle Times

There was one Black student enrolled in Hansford County schools in the 2021-22 school year, 100% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Hansford County welcomed 1,337 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, Black comprised 0.1% of the student body to be the least represented ethnicity in the county.

Spearman Junior High School was the only school in the county which enrolled Black students, welcoming just one in the 2021-22 school year.

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.

School name	% of Black students enrolment	Total enrollment
Gus Birdwell Elementary School	0	372
Spearman High School	0	256
Gruver High School	0	159
Spearman Junior High School	0.6	158
Gruver Elementary School	0	147
Pringle-Morse Schools	0	129
Gruver Junior High School	0	116