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Shelby County Education: 154 multiracial students were enrolled in schools in 2022-23 school year

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Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | onestarfoundation.org

Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | onestarfoundation.org

There were 154 multiracial students enrolled in Shelby County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 8.5% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Shelby County welcomed 5,267 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, multiracial students comprised 2.9% of the student body to be the fourth least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 12 schools in Shelby County, Timpson School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 32 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.

Underfunding is a frequently cited challenge facing the state's school districts. Per-pupil funding has not increased since 2019, despite inflation rates rising by more than 20% since then.

“As a result, many districts in our very own Central Texas region are being forced to cut back on essential programs, services, consider school closures, and adopt deficit budgets just to provide students with the education that they deserve,” Hutto ISD Trustee James Matlock said.

Ethnicities in Shelby County in 2022-23 School Year

White [46.2%]Black [17.3%]Hispanic [31.5%]Ethnicities <5% [5.0%]
Enrollment Demographics in Shelby County Schools During 2022-23 School Year

School name% of Multiracial students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Shelbyville School2.6831
Center High School2.1705
Timpson School4.5705
F. L. Moffett Primary School2.9692
Center Middle3.9533
Center Elementary3.1515
Tenaha Schools1.5455
Joaquin Elementary School2.6344
Joaquin High School3.6222
Joaquin Junior High School2.8145
Excelsior Elementary School074
Roughrider Academy046

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