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There were five Black students enrolled in Presidio County schools in 2022-23 school year

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Texas State Board Of Education Vice Chair Pam Little (2024) | pamlittle.com

Texas State Board Of Education Vice Chair Pam Little (2024) | pamlittle.com

There were five Black students enrolled in Presidio County schools in the 2022-23 school year, the same number as in the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Presidio County welcomed 1,253 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 0.4% of the student body to be the third least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the four schools in Presidio County, Marfa Schools recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of two 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.

Enrollment Demographics in Presidio County Schools During 2022-23 School Year

School name% of Black students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Presidio Elementary School0.2410
Presidio High School0.3391
Marfa Schools0.9233
Lucy Rede Franco Middle School0.5219

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