Texas State Board Of Education Vice Chair Pam Little (2024) | pamlittle.com
Texas State Board Of Education Vice Chair Pam Little (2024) | pamlittle.com
Data showed that Brewster County welcomed 1,144 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 1.2% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the six schools in Brewster County, only Alpine Elementary School and Alpine High School enrolled any Black students, welcoming four 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 Black students enrolment | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Alpine Elementary School | 1.1 | 377 |
| Alpine High School | 1.3 | 308 |
| Alpine Middle School | 1.1 | 269 |
| Big Bend High School | 0.8 | 122 |
| Marathon Independent School District | 3.4 | 59 |
| San Vicente Elementary School | 0 | 9 |
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