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Enrollment Analysis: African American students comprised 0.8% of Olton ISD schools' student body in 2022-23 school year

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Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | onestarfoundation.org

Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | onestarfoundation.org

There were five African American students enrolled in Olton ISD schools in the 2022-23 school year, 28.6% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Olton ISD schools welcomed 597 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, African American students comprised 0.8% of the student body to be one of the least represented ethnicities in the district.

Olton ISD roughly covers schools within Lamb County and has a main office in Olton.

Among the three schools in Olton ISD schools, Olton High School recorded the highest enrollment of African American 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 Olton ISD Schools in 2022-23 School Year
Hispanic (75%)White (23.5%)Ethnicities < 5% (1.5%)

Enrollment in Olton ISD Schools During the Last 4 years

YearTotal District EnrollmentTotal of African American StudentsAfrican American students %
2022-2359750.8%
2021-2258271.2%
2020-2159661%
2019-2059950.8%

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