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There were four American Indian students enrolled in Cochran County schools in 2022-23 school year

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Texas State Board Of Education Secretary Pat Hardy (2024) | twitter.com/pathardy

Texas State Board Of Education Secretary Pat Hardy (2024) | twitter.com/pathardy

There were four American Indian students enrolled in Cochran County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 33.3% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Cochran County welcomed 682 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, American Indian students comprised 0.6% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the two schools in Cochran County, Whiteface School recorded the highest enrollment of American Indian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of four 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.

Underfunding is a frequently cited challenge facing the state's school districts. Per-pupil funding has not increased since 2019, despite inflation rates rising by more than 20% since then.

“As a result, many districts in our very own Central Texas region are being forced to cut back on essential programs, services, consider school closures, and adopt deficit budgets just to provide students with the education that they deserve,” Hutto ISD Trustee James Matlock said.

Ethnicities in Cochran County in 2022-23 School Year

White [26.0%]Hispanic [71.6%]Ethnicities <5% [2.5%]
Enrollment Demographics in Cochran County Schools During 2022-23 School Year

School name% of American Indian students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Morton School0353
Whiteface School1.2329

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