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 Shepherd ISD schools welcomed 1,958 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 41.8% of the student body to be one of the most represented ethnicities in the district.
Shepherd ISD roughly covers schools within San Jacinto County and has a main office in Shepherd.
Among the four schools in Shepherd ISD schools, Shepherd High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 255 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.
| Year | Total District Enrollment | Total of Hispanic Students | Hispanic students % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 1,958 | 819 | 41.8% |
| 2021-22 | 1,913 | 768 | 40.1% |
| 2020-21 | 1,930 | 724 | 37.5% |
| 2019-20 | 2,008 | 701 | 34.9% |
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