Texas State Board Of Education Chair Keven Ellis (2024) | twitter.com/KevenEllisDC
Texas State Board Of Education Chair Keven Ellis (2024) | twitter.com/KevenEllisDC
Data showed that Garza County welcomed 901 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, Black comprised 4.3% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the five schools in Garza County, only Post Elementary School and Post Middle School enrolled any Black students, welcoming 14 students each in the 2021-22 school year.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Post Elementary School | 3.9 | 359 |
| Post High School | 4.5 | 202 |
| Post Middle School | 7.2 | 194 |
| Southland School | 0 | 115 |
| Garza County Regional Juvenile Center | 6.5 | 31 |
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