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There were 199 Black students enrolled in Brown County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 9.5% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Brown County welcomed 6,357 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 3.1% of the student body to be the fourth least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 21 schools in Brown County, Brownwood High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 50 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	5.1	971
Coggin Intermediate School	3.8	708
Woodland Heights Elementary School	0.8	488
Brownwood Middle School	5.2	485
Northwest Elementary School	7.6	460
J. B. Stephens Elementary School	2.4	418
Early High School	1.4	366
East Elementary School	1.9	316
Early Middle School	2.2	272
Early Primary School	1.9	262
Early Elementary School	1.6	255
Bangs High School	1.6	247
Zephyr School	0.4	227
Bangs Middle School	1.5	197
Brookesmith School	0	144
Blanket School	0	142
May High School	0.7	134
May Elementary School	0	120
Premier High School of Comanche/Early	1.1	90
Mullin Oaks	30	40
Brownwood Accelerated High School	0	15