Texas State Board Of Education Vice Chair Pam Little (2024) | pamlittle.com
Texas State Board Of Education Vice Chair Pam Little (2024) | pamlittle.com
Data showed that Buena Vista ISD schools welcomed 251 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, African American students comprised 3.2% of the student body to be one of the least represented ethnicities in the district.
Buena Vista ISD roughly covers schools within Pecos County and has a main office in Imperial.
Buena Vista School was the only school in the district which enrolled African American students, welcoming eight students in the 2022-23 school year.
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.
| Year | Total District Enrollment | Total of African American Students | African American students % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 251 | 8 | 3.2% |
| 2021-22 | 240 | 6 | 2.5% |
| 2020-21 | 240 | 8 | 3.3% |
| 2019-20 | 253 | 9 | 3.6% |
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