West Texas News

There were 51 Black students enrolled in Lamb County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 22.7% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Lamb County welcomed 2,704 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 1.9% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 12 schools in Lamb County, Littlefield High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 20 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 Black students enrolment	Total enrollment
Littlefield High School	5.5	364
Littlefield Primary School	1.3	301
Sudan Elementary School	2.4	294
Hp Webb Elementary School	0.4	282
Littlefield Junior High School	2.5	275
Littlefield Elementary School	1.1	263
Sudan High School	0.6	180
Springlake-Earth Elementary/Middle School	0	179
Olton High School	1.7	175
Olton Junior High School	0.7	140
Springlake-Earth High School	0	131
Amherst School	3.3	120