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San Jacinto County Education: 966 Hispanic students were enrolled in schools in 2021-22 school year

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Texas State Board Of Education Vice Chair Pam Little (2024) | pamlittle.com

Texas State Board Of Education Vice Chair Pam Little (2024) | pamlittle.com

There were 966 Hispanic students enrolled in San Jacinto County schools in the 2021-22 school year, 6.5% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that San Jacinto County welcomed 3,504 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, Hispanic comprised 27.6% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the eight schools in San Jacinto County, Shepherd High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 221 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 San Jacinto County in 2021-22 School Year

White [58.3%]Black [8.5%]Hispanic [27.6%]Multiracial [5.1%]Ethnicities <5% [0.4%]
Enrollment Demographics in San Jacinto County Schools During 2021-22 School Year

School name% of Hispanic students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Shepherd High School41.6531
Coldspring-Oakhurst High School12492
Shepherd Primary School38.4490
Shepherd Middle School40.6475
Street Elementary School10.6425
Shepherd Intermediate School39.8417
Lincoln Junior High School12.4370
Coldspring Intermediate School15.8304

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