West Texas News

There were three American Indian students enrolled in Garza County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 66.7% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Garza County welcomed 867 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, American Indian students comprised 0.3% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the four schools in Garza County, Post Elementary School, Post High School, and Post Middle School recorded the highest enrollment of American Indian student in the 2022-23 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 American Indian students enrolment	Total enrollment
Post Elementary School	0.3	341
Post High School	0.5	217
Post Middle School	0.5	183
Southland School	0	126