Nortex Times

There were 2,213 Black students enrolled in Wichita County schools in the 2021-22 school year, 1% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Wichita County welcomed 20,195 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, Black comprised 11% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 42 schools in Wichita County, Hirschi High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 252 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.

More than 5.4 million students are enrolled in public schools across Texas. Nearly one million of them live in rural areas where options for local public schools are few and far between.

School name	% of Black students enrolment	Total enrollment
Rider High School	10	1,584
Wichita Falls High School	7.6	1,291
McNiel Middle School	8.4	1,171
Barwise Middle School	8.6	1,009
Burkburnett High School	5.7	861
Hirschi High School	31.3	804
Burkburnett Middle School	6.5	743
I. C. Evans Elementary School	4	644
City View Junior/Senior High School	13.2	600
Overton Ray Elementary School	4.7	559
Fowler Elementary School	9.2	555
Kirby Middle School	32.4	552
Iowa Park High School	0.6	534
City View Elementary School	11.2	518
Scotland Park Elementary School	18.1	509
Zundelowitz Elementary School	6.8	502
Kidwell Elementary School	0.4	488
W. F. George Middle School	0.4	479
John G. Tower Elementary School	15	468
Franklin Elementary School	6.1	460
Milam Elementary School	9.3	450
Cunningham School	6.5	448
Southern Hills Elementary School	12.3	432
West Foundation Elementary School	8.4	428
Bradford Elementary School	0.2	425
Crockett Elementary School	8.3	409
Fain Elementary School	14.6	405
Jefferson Elementary School	7.1	396
Lamar Elementary School	13.8	369
Sheppard Afb Elementary School	7.7	349
Electra Elementary School	4.8	291
Booker T. Washington Elementary School	52.4	275
Burgess Elementary School	34.7	268
Farris Early Childhood Center	32.5	240
Haynes Elementary School	19.8	192
Brook Village Early Childhood	9.7	186
Electra Junior/Senior High School	3.7	163
Northwest Head Start	17.6	51
Wichita County Juvenile Justice AEP	24.4	45
Gateway Student Support Center	0	32
Wichita County JJAEP	14.3	7
Wichita County JJAEP	33.3	3