Panhandle Times

There were 315 white students enrolled in Deaf Smith County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 9.7% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Deaf Smith County welcomed 4,100 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 7.7% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the nine schools in Deaf Smith County, Hereford High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 108 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
Hereford High School	9.2	1,176
Hereford Junior High School	7.5	599
Northwest Elementary School	9.9	456
Bluebonnet Elementary School	3.2	404
Aikman Elementary School	3.4	378
West Central Elementary School	5.5	361
Hereford Preparatory Academy	12	299
Tierra Blanca Early Childhood Center	3.9	279
Walcott Elementary School	16.2	148