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Whitney ISD schools Education: 2 Asian 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 two Asian students enrolled in Whitney ISD schools in the 2022-23 school year, 50% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Whitney ISD schools welcomed 1,522 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Asian students comprised 0.1% of the student body to be one of the least represented ethnicities in the district.

Whitney ISD roughly covers schools within Hill County and has a main office in Whitney.

Among the five schools in Whitney ISD schools, Whitney Intermediate School recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of one student.

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 Whitney ISD Schools in 2022-23 School Year
White (68.1%)Hispanic (22.8%)Ethnicities < 5% (9.1%)

Enrollment in Whitney ISD Schools During the Last 4 years

YearTotal District EnrollmentTotal of Asian StudentsAsian students %
2022-231,52220.1%
2021-221,47840.3%
2020-211,44370.5%
2019-201,50190.6%

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