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There were 173 white students enrolled in Lamesa ISD schools in the 2022-23 school year, 15.6% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Lamesa ISD schools welcomed 1,588 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 10.9% of the student body to be one of the most represented ethnicities in the district.

Lamesa ISD roughly covers schools within Dawson County and has a main office in Lamesa.

Lamesa Schools was the only school in the district which enrolled white students, welcoming 173 students in the 2022-23 school year.

Education in Texas is often a hot button issue, especially as test scores lag behind other states.

"The problems commonly cited are flaws in the school financing system, relatively low teacher salary, poor test performance by students... dropouts from traditional schools in favor of charter schools... gun violence, and mental health issues," claimed the Texas Almanac.

Year	Total District Enrollment	Total of White Students	White students %
2022-23	1,588	173	10.9%
2021-22	1,610	205	12.7%
2020-21	1,729	214	12.4%
2019-20	1,803	219	12.1%