Texas State Board Of Education Vice Chair Pam Little (2024) | pamlittle.com
Texas State Board Of Education Vice Chair Pam Little (2024) | pamlittle.com
Data showed that Palo Pinto County welcomed 4,565 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, Hispanic comprised 35.8% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the 10 schools in Palo Pinto County, Mineral Wells Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 734 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 Hispanic students enrolment | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Mineral Wells Elementary School | 40 | 1,834 |
| Mineral Wells High School | 43.8 | 884 |
| Mineral Wells Junior High School | 44.8 | 498 |
| Graford School | 13.4 | 321 |
| Gordon School | 26.5 | 264 |
| Santo High School | 20.6 | 257 |
| Santo Elementary School | 16.1 | 242 |
| Strawn School | 41.4 | 162 |
| Palo Pinto Elementary School | 16.7 | 84 |
| Mineral Wells Academy | 31.6 | 19 |
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