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There were 405 Black students enrolled in Hill County schools in 2022-23 school year

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Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | onestarfoundation.org

Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | onestarfoundation.org

There were 405 Black students enrolled in Hill County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 6.9% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Hill County welcomed 6,583 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 6.2% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 24 schools in Hill County, Hillsboro Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 83 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.

Ethnicities in Hill County in 2022-23 School Year

White [52.2%]Black [6.2%]Hispanic [37.3%]Ethnicities <5% [4.4%]
Enrollment Demographics in Hill County Schools During 2022-23 School Year

School name% of Black students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Hillsboro Elementary School11.8704
Hillsboro High School8.4604
Whitney High School5.9441
Hillsboro Intermediate School10.7429
Whitney Elementary School2.5393
Whitney Middle School5.2344
Whitney Intermediate School5.6341
Blum ISD2.1338
Aquilla School0.3321
Covington School0319
Itasca Elementary School4.1295
Abbott School1.4286
Hillsboro Junior High School9.9272
Hubbard High School11.4229
Hubbard Elementary School12.4218
Penelope School2202
Itasca High School9.4192
Bynum School3.2189
Mount Calm ISD4.8167
Itasca Middle School4.9164
Malone Elementary School3.1128
Hill County JJAEP03
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