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Newton County Education: 67 multiracial students were enrolled in schools in 2022-23 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 67 multiracial students enrolled in Newton County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1.5% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Newton County welcomed 1,745 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, multiracial students comprised 3.8% of the student body to be the third least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the six schools in Newton County, Newton Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 29 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 Newton County in 2022-23 School Year

White [68.8%]Black [22.1%]Ethnicities <5% [9.0%]
Enrollment Demographics in Newton County Schools During 2022-23 School Year

School name% of Multiracial students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Newton Elementary School7.6380
Newton Middle School3.9333
Deweyville High School1.8280
Deweyville Elementary School1.5268
Newton High School4.7255
Burkeville School1.7229

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