SC Texas News

There were 955 Black students enrolled in Wharton County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 4% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Wharton County welcomed 7,847 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 12.2% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 18 schools in Wharton County, Wharton High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 157 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
El Campo High School	8.9	1,062
Elementary Campo Middle School	8	724
Hutchins Elementary School	8.3	709
Wharton High School	27.5	570
Newgulf Elementary School	9.5	548
Wharton Elementary School	25.8	476
Northside Elementary School	6.3	464
C. G. Sivells Elementary School	24.2	429
Myatt Elementary School	9.5	390
East Bernard Elementary School	6.9	379
Wharton Junior High School	25.5	369
Boling High School	9.2	314
East Bernard Junior High School	7	302
East Bernard High School	8.9	293
Iago Junior High School	9.5	284
Louise Elementary School	2.4	253
Louise High School	3.8	159
Louise Junior High School	5.7	122