Tyler Reporter

There were 192 Black students enrolled in Wood County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 2.1% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Wood County welcomed 6,377 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 3% of the student body to be the fourth least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 18 schools in Wood County, Hawkins High School / Middle recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 33 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
Quitman Elementary School	2.6	581
Winnsboro High School	2.4	492
Mineola High School	5.2	466
Mineola Primary School	3.2	443
Alba-Golden High School	0.7	414
Alba-Golden Elementary School	0.2	404
Hawkins High School / Middle	8.5	386
Hawkins Elementary School	6.5	383
Mineola Middle School	3.9	381
Quitman High School	3.8	365
Winnsboro Junior High School	0.8	360
Winnsboro Elementary School	1.4	355
Mineola Elementary School	4.2	353
Winnsboro Memorial Intermediate School	3	332
Quitman Junior High School	0.7	270
Yantis School	0.5	195
Yantis Elementary School	0	192
Alter School	0	5