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Palo Pinto County Education: 1,652 Hispanic students were enrolled in schools in 2022-23 school year

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Texas State Board Of Education Chair Keven Ellis (2024) | twitter.com/KevenEllisDC

Texas State Board Of Education Chair Keven Ellis (2024) | twitter.com/KevenEllisDC

There were 1,652 Hispanic students enrolled in Palo Pinto County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Palo Pinto County welcomed 4,729 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 34.9% 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 2022-23 school year, with a total of 751 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.

Underfunding is a frequently cited challenge facing the state's school districts. Per-pupil funding has not increased since 2019, despite inflation rates rising by more than 20% since then.

“As a result, many districts in our very own Central Texas region are being forced to cut back on essential programs, services, consider school closures, and adopt deficit budgets just to provide students with the education that they deserve,” Hutto ISD Trustee James Matlock said.

Ethnicities in Palo Pinto County in 2022-23 School Year

White [58.2%]Hispanic [34.9%]Ethnicities <5% [6.8%]
Enrollment Demographics in Palo Pinto County Schools During 2022-23 School Year

School name% of Hispanic students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Mineral Wells Elementary School39.21,915
Mineral Wells High School44.5920
Mineral Wells Junior High School39.8498
Graford School15.3321
Santo High School19.2276
Santo Elementary School15.9270
Gordon School21.3239
Strawn School43.7174
Palo Pinto Elementary School15.597
Mineral Wells Academy36.819

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