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Dickens County Education: 2 Black students were enrolled in 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 two Black students enrolled in Dickens County schools in the 2022-23 school year, the same number as in the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Dickens County welcomed 302 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 0.7% of the student body to be the least represented ethnicity in the county.

Both schools in Dickens County enrolled one Black student in the 2022-23 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.

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 Dickens County in 2022-23 School Year

White [53.0%]Hispanic [42.1%]Ethnicities <5% [5.0%]
Enrollment Demographics in Dickens County Schools During 2022-23 School Year

School name% of Black students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Spur School0.4225
Patton Springs School1.377

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