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Big Spring ISD schools Education: 7 Pacific Islander students were enrolled in schools in 2022-23 school year

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Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | Ballotpedia

Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | Ballotpedia

There were seven Pacific Islander students enrolled in Big Spring ISD schools in the 2022-23 school year, the same number as 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, Pacific Islander students comprised 0.2% 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 Junior High School recorded the highest enrollment of Pacific Islander students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of two 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 Pacific Islander StudentsPacific Islander students %
2022-233,51070.2%
2021-223,63470.2%
2020-213,69800%
2019-203,98420.1%

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