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, Multiracial comprised 3.3% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the 10 schools in Palo Pinto County, Mineral Wells Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Multiracial students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 57 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 multi-racial students enrolment | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Mineral Wells Elementary School | 3.1 | 1,834 |
| Mineral Wells High School | 3.5 | 884 |
| Mineral Wells Junior High School | 2.6 | 498 |
| Graford School | 5 | 321 |
| Gordon School | 3.4 | 264 |
| Santo High School | 3.5 | 257 |
| Santo Elementary School | 4.1 | 242 |
| Strawn School | 3.1 | 162 |
| Palo Pinto Elementary School | 0 | 84 |
| Mineral Wells Academy | 0 | 19 |
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