Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | onestarfoundation.org
Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | onestarfoundation.org
Data showed that Terrell County ISD schools welcomed 129 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 60.5% of the student body to be one of the most represented ethnicities in the district.
Terrell County ISD roughly covers schools within Terrell County and has a main office in Sanderson.
Sanderson Schools was the only school in the district which enrolled Hispanic students, welcoming 78 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 Hispanic Students | Hispanic students % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 129 | 78 | 60.5% |
| 2021-22 | 133 | 84 | 63.2% |
| 2020-21 | 121 | 74 | 61.2% |
| 2019-20 | 125 | 74 | 59.2% |
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