Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | onestarfoundation.org
Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | onestarfoundation.org
Data showed that Deaf Smith County welcomed 4,119 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, Black comprised 0.6% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the nine schools in Deaf Smith County, Hereford High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of nine students.
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 name | % of Black students enrolment | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Hereford High School | 0.8 | 1,154 |
| Hereford Junior High School | 0.2 | 580 |
| Northwest Elementary School | 1.8 | 457 |
| Bluebonnet Elementary School | 1.2 | 404 |
| Aikman Elementary School | 0 | 401 |
| West Central Elementary School | 0 | 378 |
| Hereford Preparatory Academy | 0.3 | 333 |
| Tierra Blanca Early Childhood Center | 0 | 260 |
| Walcott Elementary School | 0 | 152 |
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