Texas State Board Of Education Secretary Pat Hardy (2024) | twitter.com/pathardy
Texas State Board Of Education Secretary Pat Hardy (2024) | twitter.com/pathardy
Data showed that Stephens County welcomed 1,409 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 1.3% of the student body to be the third least represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the four schools in Stephens County, East Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of eight 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Breckenridge High School | 0.5 | 424 |
| East Elementary School | 2 | 404 |
| Breckenridge Junior High School | 1 | 300 |
| South Elementary School | 1.8 | 281 |
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