Texas State Board Of Education Chair Keven Ellis (2024) | twitter.com/KevenEllisDC
Texas State Board Of Education Chair Keven Ellis (2024) | twitter.com/KevenEllisDC
Data showed that Ward County welcomed 2,310 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, Hispanic comprised 62.3% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the seven schools in Ward County, Monahans High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 394 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.
| School name | % of Hispanic students enrolment | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Monahans High School | 65.7 | 600 |
| Tatom Elementary School | 58.8 | 488 |
| Sudderth Elementary School | 62.3 | 470 |
| Walker Junior High School | 60.3 | 355 |
| George Cullender Kind | 61.8 | 228 |
| Grandfalls-Royalty School | 64.2 | 148 |
| Monahans Education Center | 71.4 | 21 |
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