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Wortham ISD schools Education: 137 Hispanic students were enrolled in schools in 2022-23 school year

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Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | Ballotpedia

Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | Ballotpedia

There were 137 Hispanic students enrolled in Wortham ISD schools in the 2022-23 school year, 3.8% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Wortham ISD schools welcomed 552 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 24.8% of the student body to be one of the most represented ethnicities in the district.

Wortham ISD roughly covers schools within Freestone County and has a main office in Wortham.

Among the three schools in Wortham ISD schools, Wortham Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 76 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 Wortham ISD Schools in 2022-23 School Year
White (60.5%)Hispanic (24.8%)African American (11.4%)Ethnicities < 5% (3.3%)

Enrollment in Wortham ISD Schools During the Last 4 years

YearTotal District EnrollmentTotal of Hispanic StudentsHispanic students %
2022-2355213724.8%
2021-2252013225.4%
2020-2149510120.4%
2019-204929719.7%

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