Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | onestarfoundation.org
Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | onestarfoundation.org
Data showed that Wilbarger County welcomed 2,173 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 6.2% of the student body to be the third least represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the eight schools in Wilbarger County, Vernon High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 45 students.
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 name | % of Black students enrolment | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Vernon High School | 8.5 | 532 |
| Shive Elementary School | 5.3 | 525 |
| Vernon Middle School | 6.5 | 371 |
| T. G. McCord Elementary School | 7.4 | 337 |
| Northside School | 0.4 | 243 |
| Harrold School | 4.3 | 138 |
| North Texas State Hospital - Afp - Vernon | 33.3 | 15 |
| Vernon ISD Opportunity Center | 0 | 12 |
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