Texas State Board Of Education Secretary Pat Hardy (2024) | twitter.com/pathardy
Texas State Board Of Education Secretary Pat Hardy (2024) | twitter.com/pathardy
Data showed that Brewster County welcomed 1,144 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, American Indian students comprised 0.4% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the six schools in Brewster County, Alpine Middle School recorded the highest enrollment of American Indian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of two students.
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 American Indian students enrolment | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Alpine Elementary School | 0.3 | 377 |
| Alpine High School | 0.3 | 308 |
| Alpine Middle School | 0.7 | 269 |
| Big Bend High School | 0.8 | 122 |
| Marathon Independent School District | 0 | 59 |
| San Vicente Elementary School | 0 | 9 |
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