Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | Ballotpedia
Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | Ballotpedia
Data showed that Palo Pinto County welcomed 4,565 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, American Indian comprised 0.3% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the 10 schools in Palo Pinto County, Mineral Wells Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of American Indian students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of seven 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 American Indian students enrolment | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Mineral Wells Elementary School | 0.4 | 1,834 |
| Mineral Wells High School | 0.1 | 884 |
| Mineral Wells Junior High School | 0 | 498 |
| Graford School | 0 | 321 |
| Gordon School | 0 | 264 |
| Santo High School | 0.8 | 257 |
| Santo Elementary School | 1.2 | 242 |
| Strawn School | 0.6 | 162 |
| Palo Pinto Elementary School | 0 | 84 |
| Mineral Wells Academy | 5.3 | 19 |
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