Panhandle Times

There were 61 Black students enrolled in Hutchinson County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 10.3% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Hutchinson County welcomed 3,830 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 1.6% of the student body to be the fourth least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 12 schools in Hutchinson County, Borger High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 19 students.

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 Black students enrolment	Total enrollment
Borger High School	2.5	761
Borger Middle School	1.3	381
Gateway Elementary School	2.2	372
Crockett Elementary School	1.8	339
Borger Intermediate School	1.8	335
Sanford-Fritch Elementary School	1	309
West Texas High School	0	308
Paul Belton Elementary School	2.8	289
West Texas Elementary School	0	265
Sanford-Fritch High School	0.9	216
Sanford-Fritch Junior High School	1.2	163
Spring Creek School	2.2	92