Waco Reporter

There were 304 Black students enrolled in Hill County schools in the 2021-22 school year, 26.6% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Hill County welcomed 5,786 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, Black comprised 5.3% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 20 schools in Hill County, Hillsboro High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 56 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.

More than 5.4 million students are enrolled in public schools across Texas. Nearly one million of them live in rural areas where options for local public schools are few and far between.

School name	% of Black students enrolment	Total enrollment
Hillsboro High School	9.8	570
Whitney High School	3.8	425
Whitney Elementary School	3.2	403
Hillsboro Intermediate School	11	392
Whitney Middle School	4	349
Blum ISD	2.3	344
Aquilla School	0.9	334
Covington School	0	302
Whitney Intermediate School	4.3	300
Itasca Elementary School	3.7	298
Hillsboro Junior High School	9.3	291
Abbott School	1.4	283
Hubbard High School	11.3	222
Hubbard Elementary School	10.6	218
Penelope School	2.5	199
Mount Calm ISD	3.1	192
Itasca High School	5.9	186
Bynum School	4.4	181
Malone Elementary School	4.6	153
Itasca Middle School	7.6	144