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Enrollment Analysis: white students comprised 37.2% of Sundown ISD schools' student body in 2021-22 school year

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TX Commissioner of Education Mike Morath 2023 | State Board for Education

TX Commissioner of Education Mike Morath 2023 | State Board for Education

There were 220 white students enrolled in Sundown ISD schools in the 2021-22 school year, 4.8% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Sundown ISD schools welcomed 592 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 37.2% of the student body to be one of the most represented ethnicities in the district.

Sundown ISD roughly covers schools within Hockley County and has a main office in Sundown.

Among the four schools in Sundown ISD schools, Sundown Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 95 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 Sundown ISD Schools in 2021-22 School Year
Hispanic [59.8%]White [37.2%]Ethnicities < 5% [3%]

Enrollment in Sundown ISD Schools During the Last 3 years

YearTotal District EnrollmentTotal of White StudentsWhite students %
2021-2259222037.2
2020-2158323139.6
2019-2060725141.4

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