Texas State Board Of Education Chair Keven Ellis (2024) | twitter.com/KevenEllisDC
Texas State Board Of Education Chair Keven Ellis (2024) | twitter.com/KevenEllisDC
Data showed that Palo Pinto County welcomed 4,729 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 2.4% of the student body to be the fourth least represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the 10 schools in Palo Pinto County, Mineral Wells Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 66 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Mineral Wells Elementary School | 3.4 | 1,915 |
| Mineral Wells High School | 2.5 | 920 |
| Mineral Wells Junior High School | 4.4 | 498 |
| Graford School | 0 | 321 |
| Santo High School | 0 | 276 |
| Santo Elementary School | 0 | 270 |
| Gordon School | 0 | 239 |
| Strawn School | 0 | 174 |
| Palo Pinto Elementary School | 0 | 97 |
| Mineral Wells Academy | 5.3 | 19 |
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