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Enrollment Analysis: Asian students comprised 0.9% of Limestone County’s student body in 2021-22 school year

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Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | Ballotpedia

Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | Ballotpedia

There were 34 Asian students enrolled in Limestone County schools in the 2021-22 school year, 3% more 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, Asian comprised 0.9% of the student body to be the third least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 11 schools in Limestone County, Mexia High School recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of nine 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 Asian students enrolmentTotal enrollment
A. B. McBay Elementary School0.4539
Mexia High School1.7533
H. O. Whitehurst Elementary School1.2502
Groesbeck High School1.2421
Mexia Junior High School1.5404
R. Q. Sims Intermediate School0.5372
Enge-Washington Intermediate School0.9350
Groesbeck Middle School0273
Coolidge Elementary School0.6160
Coolidge High School0143
Developmental Center08

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