Amarillo Gazette

There were 24 Black students enrolled in Oldham County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 7.7% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Oldham County welcomed 886 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 2.7% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the eight schools in Oldham County, Boys Ranch High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 19 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
Wildorado School	0	232
Vega Elementary School	0	144
Adrian School	0	120
Vega High School	0	115
Vega Junior High School	0	111
Boys Ranch High School	19.4	98
Mimi Farley Elementary School	0	35
Blakemore Middle School	16.1	31