Lubbock Times

There were 361 white students enrolled in Slaton ISD schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.3% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Slaton ISD schools welcomed 1,268 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 28.5% of the student body to be one of the most represented ethnicities in the district.

Slaton ISD roughly covers schools within Lubbock County and has a main office in Slaton.

Among the five schools in Slaton ISD schools, Cathelene Thomas Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 134 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.

More than 5.4 million students are enrolled in public schools across Texas. Nearly one million of them live in rural areas where options for local public schools are few and far between.

Year	Total District Enrollment	Total of White Students	White students %
2022-23	1,268	361	28.5%
2021-22	1,284	362	28.2%
2020-21	1,326	375	28.3%
2019-20	1,356	390	28.8%