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There were 1,291 white students enrolled in Limestone County schools in 2021-22 school year

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Texas State Board Of Education Secretary Pat Hardy (2024) | twitter.com/pathardy

Texas State Board Of Education Secretary Pat Hardy (2024) | twitter.com/pathardy

There were 1,291 white students enrolled in Limestone County schools in the 2021-22 school year, 0.4% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Limestone County welcomed 3,705 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white comprised 34.8% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 11 schools in Limestone County, H. O. Whitehurst Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 273 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 Limestone County in 2021-22 School Year

White [34.8%]Black [17.6%]Hispanic [42.2%]Ethnicities <5% [5.3%]
Enrollment Demographics in Limestone County Schools During 2021-22 School Year

School name% of white students enrolmentTotal enrollment
A. B. McBay Elementary School17.1539
Mexia High School18.2533
H. O. Whitehurst Elementary School54.4502
Groesbeck High School54.2421
Mexia Junior High School17.1404
R. Q. Sims Intermediate School23.7372
Enge-Washington Intermediate School56.3350
Groesbeck Middle School54.9273
Coolidge Elementary School30160
Coolidge High School30.8143
Developmental Center62.58

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