Texas State Board Of Education Chair Keven Ellis (2024) | twitter.com/KevenEllisDC
Texas State Board Of Education Chair Keven Ellis (2024) | twitter.com/KevenEllisDC
Data showed that Excelsior ISD schools welcomed 74 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 83.8% of the student body to be one of the most represented ethnicities in the district.
Excelsior ISD roughly covers schools within Shelby County and has a main office in Center.
Excelsior Elementary School was the only school in the district which enrolled white students, welcoming 62 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 White Students | White students % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 74 | 62 | 83.8% |
| 2021-22 | 68 | 47 | 69.1% |
| 2020-21 | 71 | 60 | 84.5% |
| 2019-20 | 79 | 67 | 84.8% |
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