Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | onestarfoundation.org
Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | onestarfoundation.org
Data showed that Marfa ISD schools welcomed 233 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 6.9% of the student body to be one of the most represented ethnicities in the district.
Marfa ISD roughly covers schools within Presidio County and has a main office in Marfa.
Marfa Schools was the only school in the district which enrolled white students, welcoming 16 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 White Students | White students % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 233 | 16 | 6.9% |
| 2021-22 | 270 | 20 | 7.4% |
| 2020-21 | 294 | 33 | 11.2% |
| 2019-20 | 329 | 41 | 12.5% |
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