Texas State Board Of Education Secretary Pat Hardy (2024) | twitter.com/pathardy
Texas State Board Of Education Secretary Pat Hardy (2024) | twitter.com/pathardy
Data showed that Swisher County welcomed 1,477 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white comprised 35.1% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the seven schools in Swisher County, Happy Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 111 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 white students enrolment | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Tulia Elementary School | 18 | 427 |
| Tulia High School | 24.2 | 297 |
| Tulia Junior High School | 26 | 223 |
| Kress Elementary School | 37 | 138 |
| Happy High School | 79.1 | 134 |
| Kress High School | 32.3 | 133 |
| Happy Elementary School | 88.8 | 125 |
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