Grayson Times

There were 211 Black students enrolled in Fannin County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1.4% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Fannin County welcomed 5,479 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 3.9% of the student body to be the fourth least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 23 schools in Fannin County, Bonham High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 40 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
Bonham High School	7.3	548
Finley-Oates Elementary School	5.1	533
Evans Elementary School	3.7	374
Dodd City School	0	331
Trenton Elementary School	1.3	299
Rather L. High School	6.4	283
Sam Rayburn Elementary School	0	281
Honey Grove Elementary School	6.9	261
Leonard High School	0.4	255
Leonard Elementary School	2.5	244
Rayburn High School	0	225
Honey Grove High School	7.3	218
Trenton High School	0	208
Leonard Junior High School	1	200
Trenton Middle School	1.6	192
Savoy Elementary School	0.5	187
Bailey Inglish Early Childhood Center	9.9	161
Honey Grove Middle School	5.8	138
Savoy High School	0.8	132
Ector High School	1.7	118
Leonard Intermediate School	2.6	115
Ector Elementary School	2.7	112
Fannindel High School	43.8	64