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There were 19 Black students enrolled in Pecos County 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 19 Black students enrolled in Pecos County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 24% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Pecos County welcomed 2,766 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 0.7% of the student body to be the fourth least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the nine schools in Pecos County, Buena Vista School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of eight students.

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 Pecos County in 2022-23 School Year

White [12.8%]Hispanic [84.8%]Ethnicities <5% [2.4%]
Enrollment Demographics in Pecos County Schools During 2022-23 School Year

School name% of Black students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Fort Stockton High School0.4698
Fort Stockton Middle School0.6515
Fort Stockton Apache Elementary School0333
Fort Stockton Alamo Elementary School0.9324
Fort Stockton Intermediate School0310
Buena Vista School3.2251
Iraan Elementary School1.3158
Iraan High School0100
Iraan Junior High School077

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