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Gaines County Education: 2,146 Hispanic students were enrolled in schools 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 2,146 Hispanic students enrolled in Gaines County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.6% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Gaines County welcomed 3,673 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 58.4% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the eight schools in Gaines County, Seminole High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 452 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.

Underfunding is a frequently cited challenge facing the state's school districts. Per-pupil funding has not increased since 2019, despite inflation rates rising by more than 20% since then.

“As a result, many districts in our very own Central Texas region are being forced to cut back on essential programs, services, consider school closures, and adopt deficit budgets just to provide students with the education that they deserve,” Hutto ISD Trustee James Matlock said.

Ethnicities in Gaines County in 2022-23 School Year

White [39.1%]Hispanic [58.4%]Ethnicities <5% [2.4%]
Enrollment Demographics in Gaines County Schools During 2022-23 School Year

School name% of Hispanic students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Seminole High School57.7784
Seminole Junior High School54.1675
Young Elementary School54.2592
Seagraves Schools86.5505
Seminole Primary School55.6462
Seminole Elementary School53.9449
Loop School29.3157
Seminole Success Center53.149

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