Nortex Times

There were 2,211 Black students enrolled in Wichita County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.1% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Wichita County welcomed 19,990 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 11.1% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 41 schools in Wichita County, Hirschi High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 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.

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
Rider High School	10.5	1,589
Wichita Falls High School	7.4	1,309
McNiel Middle School	9.1	1,106
Barwise Middle School	8.3	1,017
Burkburnett High School	5.3	834
Hirschi High School	31.9	790
Burkburnett Middle School	6.3	736
City View Junior/Senior High School	13.6	627
I. C. Evans Elementary School	3.4	618
Fowler Elementary School	10.6	548
Iowa Park High School	0.7	544
Zundelowitz Elementary School	7.2	538
Kirby Middle School	32.6	533
Overton Ray Elementary School	2.8	527
City View Elementary School	11	502
Scotland Park Elementary School	20.3	473
Milam Elementary School	12	468
Kidwell Elementary School	0.2	467
John G. Tower Elementary School	11.2	464
Cunningham School	7.7	454
Franklin Elementary School	6.7	451
Bradford Elementary School	0.4	447
W. F. George Middle School	0.5	436
Southern Hills Elementary School	12.5	431
West Foundation Elementary School	8.6	421
Crockett Elementary School	7.2	415
Fain Elementary School	12.8	397
Jefferson Elementary School	8.9	382
Lamar Elementary School	15.1	364
Sheppard Afb Elementary School	9.7	350
Booker T. Washington Elementary School	48.6	296
Electra Elementary School	6.9	277
Farris Early Childhood Center	30.7	254
Burgess Elementary School	29.2	253
Brook Village Early Childhood	8.5	212
Haynes Elementary School	21.1	204
Electra Junior/Senior High School	7.3	179
Wichita County Juvenile Justice AEP	22	41
Gateway Student Support Center	6.9	29
Wichita County JJAEP	0	4
Wichita County JJAEP	33.3	3