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There were 230 Black students enrolled in Gonzales County schools in the 2021-22 school year, 4.2% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Gonzales County welcomed 3,984 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, Black comprised 5.8% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 11 schools in Gonzales County, Gonzales North Avenue recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 52 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.

More than 5.4 million students are enrolled in public schools across Texas. Nearly one million of them live in rural areas where options for local public schools are few and far between.

School name	% of Black students enrolment	Total enrollment
Gonzales High School	5.8	825
Gonzales Junior High School	8.9	570
Gonzales Elementary School	7.2	556
Gonzales North Avenue	9.4	551
Nixon Smiley Elementary School	0.8	475
Nixon-Smiley Middle School	0.7	306
Waelder School	7.9	305
Nixon-Smiley High School	1.1	277
Gonzales Primary Academy	5.4	112
Nixon-Smiley Pace	0	5
Nixon-Smiley CISD DAEP	0	2