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 Terry County welcomed 2,186 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 2% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the seven schools in Terry County, Brownfield High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 17 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Oak Grove Elementary School | 1.3 | 677 |
| Brownfield High School | 3.8 | 443 |
| Brownfield Middle School | 2.3 | 354 |
| Wellman-Union School | 0.7 | 286 |
| Meadow School | 0 | 253 |
| Colonial Heights Elementary School | 4.3 | 141 |
| Brownfield Education Center | 6.3 | 32 |
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