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Enrollment Analysis: Asian students comprised 1% of Big Spring ISD schools' student body in 2022-23 school year

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Texas State Board Of Education Secretary Pat Hardy (2024) | twitter.com/pathardy

Texas State Board Of Education Secretary Pat Hardy (2024) | twitter.com/pathardy

There were 35 Asian students enrolled in Big Spring ISD schools in the 2022-23 school year, 2.9% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Big Spring ISD schools welcomed 3,510 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Asian students comprised 1% of the student body to be one of the least represented ethnicities in the district.

Big Spring ISD roughly covers schools within Howard County and has a main office in Big Spring.

Among the eight schools in Big Spring ISD schools, Big Spring High School recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 10 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.

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 Big Spring ISD Schools in 2022-23 School Year
Hispanic (68%)White (22.8%)Ethnicities < 5% (9.2%)

Enrollment in Big Spring ISD Schools During the Last 4 years

YearTotal District EnrollmentTotal of Asian StudentsAsian students %
2022-233,510351%
2021-223,634340.9%
2020-213,698320.9%
2019-203,984290.7%

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