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Enrollment Analysis: Pacific students comprised 0.1% of Polk County’s student body 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 four Pacific Islander students enrolled in Polk County schools in the 2022-23 school year, the same number as in the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Polk County welcomed 7,133 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Pacific Islander students comprised 0.1% of the student body to be the least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 18 schools in Polk County, Big Sandy School, Corrigan-Camden Elementary School, Creekside Elementary School, and Livingston Junior High School recorded the highest enrollment of Pacific Islander student in the 2022-23 school year.

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 Polk County in 2022-23 School Year

White [58.5%]Black [8.6%]Hispanic [25.8%]Ethnicities <5% [7.2%]
Enrollment Demographics in Polk County Schools During 2022-23 School Year

School name% of Pacific Islander students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Livingston High School01,128
Livingston Junior High School0.1893
Onalaska Elementary School0712
Onalaska Junior/Senior High School0527
Timber Creek Elementary School0522
Creekside Elementary School0.2515
Cedar Grove Elementary School0513
Big Sandy School0.2512
Pine Ridge Primary School0475
Corrigan-Camden Elementary School0.2401
Corrigan-Camden High School0240
Corrigan-Camden Junior High School0195
Leggett Elementary School0143
Goodrich Elementary School0140
Leggett High School080
Goodrich High School074
Goodrich Middle School048
Livingston High School Academy015

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