Nortex Times

Jack County schools enrolled 98 students who were identified as being gifted and talented during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

This is a 4.3% increase over the previous school year.

Of the 1,661 students enrolled in Jack County schools, 5.9% of them were considered to be gifted and talented.

Jack County enrolled the 89th 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
Bryson School	6	259
Jacksboro Elementary School	20	497
Jacksboro High School	30	335
Jacksboro Middle School	23	251
Perrin Elementary School	13	171
Perrin High School	6	148