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Upton County Education: 4 American Indian students were enrolled in schools in 2021-22 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 four American Indian students enrolled in Upton County schools in the 2021-22 school year, the same number as in the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Upton County welcomed 835 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, American Indian comprised 0.5% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the four schools in Upton County, McCamey Middle School recorded the highest enrollment of American Indian students in the 2021-22 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 Upton County in 2021-22 School Year

White [31.7%]Hispanic [63.8%]Ethnicities <5% [4.4%]
Enrollment Demographics in Upton County Schools During 2021-22 School Year

School name% of American Indian students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Rankin School0312
McCamey Primary School0.4223
McCamey Middle School1.3156
McCamey High School0.7144

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