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 Mills County welcomed 852 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, Hispanic comprised 29.7% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the eight schools in Mills County, Goldthwaite Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 77 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 Hispanic students enrolment | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Goldthwaite Elementary School | 33 | 233 |
| Goldthwaite High School | 25.3 | 186 |
| Priddy School | 23.4 | 124 |
| Goldthwaite Middle School | 28.9 | 114 |
| Mullin Main | 24.7 | 97 |
| Pecan Ridge High School | 49 | 49 |
| Mullin Oaks | 42.5 | 40 |
| Parkview School - Levelland | 22.2 | 9 |
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