Nortex Times

There were 37 Black students enrolled in Young County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 11.9% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Young County welcomed 3,210 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 1.2% of the student body to be the fourth least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the eight schools in Young County, Graham Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 13 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
Graham Elementary School	1.2	1,050
Graham High School	1	669
Graham Junior High School	0.7	538
Olney Elementary School	1.9	363
Newcastle School	0	220
Olney High School	1.9	207
Olney Junior High School	1.3	159
Graham Learning Center	0	4