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There were 1,148 Hispanic students enrolled in Livingston ISD schools 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 1,148 Hispanic students enrolled in Livingston ISD schools in the 2022-23 school year, 3.3% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Livingston ISD schools welcomed 4,061 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 28.3% of the student body to be one of the most represented ethnicities in the district.

Livingston ISD roughly covers schools within Polk County and has a main office in Livingston.

Among the seven schools in Livingston ISD schools, Livingston High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 307 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.

More than 5.4 million students are enrolled in public schools across Texas. Nearly one million of them live in rural areas where options for local public schools are few and far between.

Ethnicities in Livingston ISD Schools in 2022-23 School Year
White (57.4%)Hispanic (28.3%)African American (8.8%)Ethnicities < 5% (5.5%)

Enrollment in Livingston ISD Schools During the Last 4 years

YearTotal District EnrollmentTotal of Hispanic StudentsHispanic students %
2022-234,0611,14828.3%
2021-224,0231,11127.6%
2020-213,80498525.9%
2019-203,9811,00825.3%

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