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There were 219 Black students enrolled in Brown County schools in the 2021-22 school year, 4.8% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Brown County welcomed 6,240 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, Black comprised 3.5% of the student body to be the fourth least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 22 schools in Brown County, Brownwood High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 47 students.

Education in Texas is often a hot button issue, especially as test scores lag behind other states.

“The problems commonly cited are flaws in the school financing system, relatively low teacher salary, poor test performance by students…dropouts from traditional schools in favor of charter schools…gun violence, and mental health issues," claimed the Texas Almanac.

School name	% of Black students enrolment	Total enrollment
Brownwood High School	4.7	1,002
Coggin Intermediate School	4.8	702
Brownwood Middle School	5.3	506
Northwest Elementary School	7.3	506
Woodland Heights Elementary School	1.6	429
J. B. Stephens Elementary School	3.1	417
Early High School	1.1	357
East Elementary School	4	303
Early Middle School	2.1	285
Early Elementary School	2	251
Early Primary School	2.4	250
Bangs High School	0.8	247
Zephyr School	0.5	212
Bangs Middle School	1.4	207
Blanket School	0	147
Brookesmith School	0	143
May High School	1.6	126
May Elementary School	0	103
Quest	25	24
Brownwood Accelerated High School	22.2	9
Davinci	42.9	7
Genesis Campus	28.6	7