West Texas News

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

Data showed that Terry County welcomed 2,186 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, American Indian students comprised 0.2% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the seven schools in Terry County, Oak Grove Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of American Indian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of two 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 American Indian students enrolment	Total enrollment
Oak Grove Elementary School	0.3	677
Brownfield High School	0	443
Brownfield Middle School	0	354
Wellman-Union School	0.3	286
Meadow School	0.4	253
Colonial Heights Elementary School	0.7	141
Brownfield Education Center	0	32