Hill Country Chronicle

There were 28 Black students enrolled in Mills County schools in the 2021-22 school year, 26.3% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Mills County welcomed 852 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, Black comprised 3.3% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the eight schools in Mills County, Pecan Ridge High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 14 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
Goldthwaite Elementary School	0	233
Goldthwaite High School	0	186
Priddy School	0	124
Goldthwaite Middle School	0	114
Mullin Main	0	97
Pecan Ridge High School	28.6	49
Mullin Oaks	30	40
Parkview School - Levelland	22.2	9