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Enrollment Analysis: Hispanic students comprised 64.4% of Monahans-Wickett-Pyote ISD schools' student body in 2022-23 school year

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Texas State Board Of Education Chair Keven Ellis (2024) | twitter.com/KevenEllisDC

Texas State Board Of Education Chair Keven Ellis (2024) | twitter.com/KevenEllisDC

There were 1,414 Hispanic students enrolled in Monahans-Wickett-Pyote ISD schools in the 2022-23 school year, 5.2% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Monahans-Wickett-Pyote ISD schools welcomed 2,197 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 64.4% of the student body to be one of the most represented ethnicities in the district.

Monahans-Wickett-Pyote ISD roughly covers schools within Ward County and has a main office in Monahans.

Among the six schools in Monahans-Wickett-Pyote ISD schools, Sudderth Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 404 students.

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.

Ethnicities in Monahans-Wickett-Pyote ISD Schools in 2022-23 School Year
Hispanic (64.4%)White (29.9%)Ethnicities < 5% (5.7%)

Enrollment in Monahans-Wickett-Pyote ISD Schools During the Last 4 years

YearTotal District EnrollmentTotal of Hispanic StudentsHispanic students %
2022-232,1971,41464.4%
2021-222,1621,34462.2%
2020-212,1031,32563%
2019-202,4011,49262.1%

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