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Haskell County schools enrolled 26 students who were identified as being gifted and talented during the 2020-2021 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

This is an 8.3% increase over the previous school year.

Of the 782 students enrolled in Haskell County schools, 3.3% of them were considered to be gifted and talented.

Haskell County enrolled the 35th lowest number of gifted and talented students among Texas counties.

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	Number of gifted and talented students	Total Number of students
Haskell Elementary School	3	263
Haskell High School	6	161
Haskell Junior High School	6	126
Paint Creek School	3	91
Rule School	8	141