Waco Reporter

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.

School name	% of Black students enrolment	Total enrollment
Hillsboro Elementary School	11.8	704
Hillsboro High School	8.4	604
Whitney High School	5.9	441
Hillsboro Intermediate School	10.7	429
Whitney Elementary School	2.5	393
Whitney Middle School	5.2	344
Whitney Intermediate School	5.6	341
Blum ISD	2.1	338
Aquilla School	0.3	321
Covington School	0	319
Itasca Elementary School	4.1	295
Abbott School	1.4	286
Hillsboro Junior High School	9.9	272
Hubbard High School	11.4	229
Hubbard Elementary School	12.4	218
Penelope School	2	202
Itasca High School	9.4	192
Bynum School	3.2	189
Mount Calm ISD	4.8	167
Itasca Middle School	4.9	164
Malone Elementary School	3.1	128
Hill County JJAEP	0	3
Hill County JJAEP	0	2
Hill County JJAEP	0	2