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Levelland ISD schools Education: 75 African American students were enrolled in schools in 2022-23 school year

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Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | Ballotpedia

Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | Ballotpedia

There were 75 African American students enrolled in Levelland ISD schools in the 2022-23 school year, 13.8% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Levelland ISD schools welcomed 2,691 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, African American students comprised 2.8% of the student body to be one of the least represented ethnicities in the district.

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

Among the six schools in Levelland ISD schools, Levelland High School recorded the highest enrollment of African American students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 30 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 Levelland ISD Schools in 2022-23 School Year
Hispanic (74.2%)White (21.5%)Ethnicities < 5% (4.3%)

Enrollment in Levelland ISD Schools During the Last 4 years

YearTotal District EnrollmentTotal of African American StudentsAfrican American students %
2022-232,691752.8%
2021-222,756873.2%
2020-212,799903.2%
2019-202,898903.1%

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