West DFW News

There were 363 Black students enrolled in Parker County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 3.7% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Parker County welcomed 26,403 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 1.4% of the student body to be the fourth least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 42 schools in Parker County, Weatherford High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 60 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
Weatherford High School	2.4	2,525
Aledo High School	1.9	1,622
Springtown High School	1.5	1,182
Hall Middle School	2.1	973
Aledo Middle School	0.7	944
Tison Middle School	1.8	879
Peaster Elementary School	0.3	862
Annetta Elementary School	1	784
Springtown Elementary School	0.7	674
Vandagriff Elementary School	1.5	664
Goshen Creek Elementary School	1.1	645
Curtis Elementary School	1.9	644
Springtown Middle School	1.6	628
Ikard Elementary School	4.7	620
Springtown Intermediate School	0.6	619
Don R. Daniel Ninth Grade Campus	2.8	605
Seguin Elementary School	1.7	599
Brock High School	0.2	594
Wright Elementary School	1.9	575
McCall Elementary School	2.1	570
Stuard Elementary School	1.1	563
Coder Elementary School	0.5	562
Brock Elementary School	0.5	553
Cross Timbers Elementary School	0.2	543
Walsh Elementary School	1.5	532
Millsap Elementary School	0.9	531
Silver Creek Elementary School	1.2	509
Peaster High School	0.4	506
Austin Elementary School	0.8	503
Martin Elementary School	1.2	497
Brock Intermediate School	0.6	488
Brock Junior High School	0.2	450
Crockett Elementary School	2.5	440
Peaster Junior High School	0	382
Poolville Elementary School	0	380
Springtown Reno Elementary School	0.8	372
Millsap High School	1.2	332
Garner ISD	0.6	323
Millsap Middle School	0.8	236
Poolville Junior High School	0	172
Poolville High School	0	170
Crosstimbers Academy	1.3	151