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Enrollment Analysis: white students comprised 24.1% of Lufkin ISD schools' student body in 2022-23 school year

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Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | onestarfoundation.org

Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | onestarfoundation.org

There were 1,723 white students enrolled in Lufkin ISD schools in the 2022-23 school year, 3% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Lufkin ISD schools welcomed 7,164 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 24.1% of the student body to be one of the most represented ethnicities in the district.

Lufkin ISD roughly covers schools within Angelina County and has a main office in Lufkin.

Among the 15 schools in Lufkin ISD schools, Lufkin High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 528 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.

Ethnicities in Lufkin ISD Schools in 2022-23 School Year
Hispanic (43.4%)African American (28.1%)White (24.1%)Ethnicities < 5% (4.4%)

Enrollment in Lufkin ISD Schools During the Last 4 years

YearTotal District EnrollmentTotal of White StudentsWhite students %
2022-237,1641,72324.1%
2021-227,3601,77724.1%
2020-217,4321,83124.6%
2019-207,8691,97525.1%

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