Quantcast

Lubbock Times

Wednesday, October 16, 2024

Shallowater ISD schools Education: 7 American Indian students were enrolled in schools in 2022-23 school year

Webp stumcq1l 400x400

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 seven American Indian students enrolled in Shallowater ISD schools in the 2022-23 school year, 30% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Shallowater ISD schools welcomed 1,762 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, American Indian students comprised 0.4% of the student body to be one of the least represented ethnicities in the district.

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

Among the five schools in Shallowater ISD schools, Shallowater Intermediate School recorded the highest enrollment of American Indian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of three 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.

Ethnicities in Shallowater ISD Schools in 2022-23 School Year
White (66.5%)Hispanic (31%)Ethnicities < 5% (2.5%)

Enrollment in Shallowater ISD Schools During the Last 4 years

YearTotal District EnrollmentTotal of American Indian StudentsAmerican Indian students %
2022-231,76270.4%
2021-221,746100.6%
2020-211,68280.5%
2019-201,68880.5%

!RECEIVE ALERTS

The next time we write about any of these orgs, we’ll email you a link to the story. You may edit your settings or unsubscribe at any time.
Sign-up

DONATE

Help support the Metric Media Foundation's mission to restore community based news.
Donate

MORE NEWS