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Anderson County Education: 63 Asian students were enrolled in schools in 2022-23 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 63 Asian students enrolled in Anderson County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 3.3% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Anderson County welcomed 8,188 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Asian students comprised 0.8% of the student body to be the third least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 25 schools in Anderson County, UT Tyler University Academy at Palestine recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 17 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.

Underfunding is a frequently cited challenge facing the state's school districts. Per-pupil funding has not increased since 2019, despite inflation rates rising by more than 20% since then.

“As a result, many districts in our very own Central Texas region are being forced to cut back on essential programs, services, consider school closures, and adopt deficit budgets just to provide students with the education that they deserve,” Hutto ISD Trustee James Matlock said.

Ethnicities in Anderson County in 2022-23 School Year

White [52.1%]Black [15.7%]Hispanic [26.8%]Ethnicities <5% [5.4%]
Enrollment Demographics in Anderson County Schools During 2022-23 School Year

School name% of Asian students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Palestine High School0.6998
Story Intermediate School0.6673
Palestine Junior High School0.4493
Northside Primary School1.1465
Southside Elementary School0.9447
Westwood High School0.5438
Westwood Elementary School0.7408
Frankston Elementary School0.8373
Westwood Primary School0363
Elkhart Elementary School0.6327
Elkhart High School1315
Elkhart Intermediate School0.4282
Elkhart Middle School0270
Cayuga Elementary School0.4257
Slocum PK - 80.8256
Frankston High School0.4245
UT Tyler University Academy at Palestine7.5228
Washington Early Childhood Center0.5221
Westwood Junior High School0205
Frankston Middle School1.6184
Cayuga High School0.6171
Neches Elementary School0.6170
Cayuga Middle School0.6166
Neches High School0140
Slocum High School093

ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY

Washington Early Childhood Center• Elkhart High School• Neches Elementary School• Westwood Elementary• Slocum Pk - 8• Frankston Middle• Story Intermediate• Cayuga Middle• Elkhart Elementary• Southside Elementary• Northside Pri• Frankston Elementary• Frankston High School• Neches High School• Texas State Executive - State Board of Education• Westwood High School• Palestine Junior High• Elkhart Middle• Slocum High School• Elkhart Intermediate• Westwood Junior High• Ut Tyler University Academy At Palestine• Westwood Pri• Cayuga High School• Cayuga Elementary School• Palestine High School

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