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Enrollment Analysis: African American students comprised 5.3% of Lapoynor ISD schools' student body in 2021-22 school year

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TX Commissioner of Education Mike Morath 2023 | State Board for Education

TX Commissioner of Education Mike Morath 2023 | State Board for Education

There were 26 African American students enrolled in Lapoynor ISD schools in the 2021-22 school year, 13.3% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Lapoynor ISD schools welcomed 491 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, African American students comprised 5.3% of the student body to be one of the least represented ethnicities in the district.

Lapoynor ISD roughly covers schools within Henderson County and has a main office in Larue.

Among the three schools in Lapoynor ISD schools, Lapoynor Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of African American students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 10 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 Lapoynor ISD Schools in 2021-22 School Year
White [84.5%]Hispanic [9.4%]African American [5.3%]Ethnicities < 5% [0.8%]

Enrollment in Lapoynor ISD Schools During the Last 3 years

YearTotal District EnrollmentTotal of African American StudentsAfrican American students %
2021-22491265.3
2020-21474306.3
2019-20469337

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