Panhandle Times

There were 11 multiracial students enrolled in Hartley County schools in the 2022-23 school year, the same number as in the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Hartley County welcomed 1,776 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, multiracial students comprised 0.6% of the student body to be the third least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the five schools in Hartley County, only Dalhart High School and Dalhart Junior High School enrolled any multiracial students, welcoming four students each in the 2022-23 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.

Underfunding is a frequently cited challenge facing the state's school districts. Per-pupil funding has not increased since 2019, despite inflation rates rising by more than 20% since then.

“As a result, many districts in our very own Central Texas region are being forced to cut back on essential programs, services, consider school closures, and adopt deficit budgets just to provide students with the education that they deserve,” Hutto ISD Trustee James Matlock said.

School name	% of Multiracial students enrolment	Total enrollment
Dalhart Elementary School	0	544
Dalhart High School	0.9	469
Dalhart Junior High School	1.1	372
Hartley School	0	230
Channing School	1.9	161