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Terry County Education: 1,579 Hispanic 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 1,579 Hispanic students enrolled in Terry County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.2% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Terry County welcomed 2,186 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 72.2% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the seven schools in Terry County, Oak Grove Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 522 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 Terry County in 2022-23 School Year

White [24.0%]Hispanic [72.2%]Ethnicities <5% [3.8%]
Enrollment Demographics in Terry County Schools During 2022-23 School Year

School name% of Hispanic students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Oak Grove Elementary School77.1677
Brownfield High School76.7443
Brownfield Middle School80.2354
Wellman-Union School37.4286
Meadow School73.5253
Colonial Heights Elementary School83.7141
Brownfield Education Center68.832

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