Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | onestarfoundation.org
Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | onestarfoundation.org
Data showed that Pecos County welcomed 2,766 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Asian students comprised 0.8% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the nine schools in Pecos County, only Fort Stockton Alamo Elementary School and Fort Stockton Apache Elementary School enrolled any Asian students, welcoming six students each 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.
| School name | % of Asian students enrolment | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Fort Stockton High School | 0.1 | 698 |
| Fort Stockton Middle School | 0.6 | 515 |
| Fort Stockton Apache Elementary School | 1.8 | 333 |
| Fort Stockton Alamo Elementary School | 1.9 | 324 |
| Fort Stockton Intermediate School | 0.3 | 310 |
| Buena Vista School | 0 | 251 |
| Iraan Elementary School | 1.3 | 158 |
| Iraan High School | 0 | 100 |
| Iraan Junior High School | 2.6 | 77 |
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