Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | onestarfoundation.org
Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | onestarfoundation.org
Data showed that Dawson County welcomed 2,221 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, American Indian students comprised 0.3% of the student body to be the least represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the four schools in Dawson County, only Lamesa Schools and Sands CISD enrolled any American Indian students, welcoming three students each in the 2022-23 school year.
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 American Indian students enrolment | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Lamesa Schools | 0.2 | 1,588 |
| Klondike ISD | 0 | 254 |
| Sands CISD | 1.3 | 240 |
| Dawson School | 0 | 139 |
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