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Jim Wells County Districts: Which ethnicity was most represented in 2021-22 school year?

Commissioner of education mike morath 2023

TX Commissioner of Education Mike Morath 2023 | State Board for Education

TX Commissioner of Education Mike Morath 2023 | State Board for Education

The majority of students in Jim Wells County districts were Hispanic in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 7,463 students attending Jim Wells County district schools, 85.5% were Hispanic. White students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 13.4% of Jim Wells County districts' students.

In the previous school year, Hispanic students still were the most common group in Jim Wells County districts, representing 86.7% of the student body.

Orange Grove ISD had the most diverse student body in the county, including white, American Indian, Black, Asian, Hispanic, Pacific Islander, and Multi-racial.

In the 2021-22 school year, the total number of students enrolled in school districts in the county dropped 3.3% compared to the previous year.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Jim Wells County.

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.

Education in Texas is often a hot button issue, especially as test scores lag behind other states.

“The problems commonly cited are flaws in the school financing system, relatively low teacher salary, poor test performance by students…dropouts from traditional schools in favor of charter schools…gun violence, and mental health issues,” claimed the Texas Almanac.

Percentage Breakdown of Ethnic Representation in 2021-22 School Year Enrollment in Jim Wells County

Hispanic [85.5%]white [13.4%]Ethnicities <5% [1.1%]
Students’ Most Prevalent Ethnicity Percentage in Jim Wells County Districts in 2022

DistrictMost prevalent ethnic groupPercent of Total Student BodyTotal enrollment
Alice ISDHispanic92.1%4,369
Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco ISDHispanic93.8%497
La Gloria ISDHispanic94.7%94
Orange Grove ISDHispanic61.5%1,773
Premont ISDHispanic97.3%730

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