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Enrollment Analysis: American Indian students comprised 0.3% of Shelby County’s student body in 2021-22 school year

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Texas State Board Of Education Chair Keven Ellis (2024) | twitter.com/KevenEllisDC

Texas State Board Of Education Chair Keven Ellis (2024) | twitter.com/KevenEllisDC

There were 13 American Indian students enrolled in Shelby County schools in the 2021-22 school year, 30% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Shelby County welcomed 5,168 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, American Indian comprised 0.3% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 12 schools in Shelby County, F. L. Moffett Primary School recorded the highest enrollment of American Indian students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of five 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 Shelby County in 2021-22 School Year

White [45.3%]Black [17.8%]Hispanic [32.0%]Ethnicities <5% [4.9%]
Enrollment Demographics in Shelby County Schools During 2021-22 School Year

School name% of American Indian students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Shelbyville School0775
F. L. Moffett Primary School0.7727
Center High School0.1700
Timpson School0645
Center Middle0.2539
Center Elementary0.4516
Tenaha Schools0473
Joaquin Elementary School0.3317
Joaquin High School0.5205
Joaquin Junior High School0.6160
Excelsior Elementary School1.568
Roughrider Academy043

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