Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | onestarfoundation.org
Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | onestarfoundation.org
Data showed that Shepherd ISD schools welcomed 1,958 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Asian students comprised 0.2% of the student body to be one of the least represented ethnicities in the district.
Shepherd ISD roughly covers schools within San Jacinto County and has a main office in Shepherd.
Shepherd High School was the only school in the district which enrolled Asian students, welcoming four students 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.
| Year | Total District Enrollment | Total of Asian Students | Asian students % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 1,958 | 4 | 0.2% |
| 2021-22 | 1,913 | 3 | 0.2% |
| 2020-21 | 1,930 | 1 | 0.1% |
| 2019-20 | 2,008 | 2 | 0.1% |
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