TX Commissioner of Education Mike Morath 2023 | State Board for Education
TX Commissioner of Education Mike Morath 2023 | State Board for Education
Data showed that Amherst ISD schools welcomed 128 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, African American students comprised 5.5% of the student body to be one of the least represented ethnicities in the district.
Amherst ISD roughly covers schools within Lamb County and has a main office in Amherst.
Amherst School was the only school in the district which enrolled African American students, welcoming seven students in the 2021-22 school year.
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 African American Students | African American students % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | 128 | 7 | 5.5 |
| 2020-21 | 133 | 4 | 3 |
| 2019-20 | 131 | 5 | 3.8 |
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