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Limestone County Education: 11 Pacific Islander 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 11 Pacific Islander students enrolled in Limestone County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 37.5% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Limestone County welcomed 3,732 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Pacific Islander students comprised 0.3% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 11 schools in Limestone County, Mexia Junior High School recorded the highest enrollment of Pacific Islander students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of four 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 Limestone County in 2022-23 School Year

White [34.4%]Black [16.8%]Hispanic [42.6%]Ethnicities <5% [6.2%]
Enrollment Demographics in Limestone County Schools During 2022-23 School Year

School name% of Pacific Islander students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Mexia High School0.4553
A. B. McBay Elementary School0.4527
H. O. Whitehurst Elementary School0501
Groesbeck High School0458
Mexia Junior High School1386
R. Q. Sims Intermediate School0.8386
Enge-Washington Intermediate School0337
Groesbeck Middle School0277
Coolidge Elementary School0155
Coolidge High School0140
Developmental Center012

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