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Dawson County Education: 53 Black students were enrolled in schools in 2022-23 school year

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Texas State Board Of Education Vice Chair Pam Little (2024) | pamlittle.com

Texas State Board Of Education Vice Chair Pam Little (2024) | pamlittle.com

There were 53 Black students enrolled in Dawson County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1.9% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Dawson County welcomed 2,221 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 2.4% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the four schools in Dawson County, Lamesa Schools recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 52 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 Dawson County in 2022-23 School Year

White [21.9%]Hispanic [73.9%]Ethnicities <5% [4.2%]
Enrollment Demographics in Dawson County Schools During 2022-23 School Year

School name% of Black students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Lamesa Schools3.31,588
Klondike ISD0254
Sands CISD0240
Dawson School0.7139

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