Enrollment at Matagorda ISD schools decreased by 4.7% compared to previous school year

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By North Coastal News

Dec 30, 2023

There were 101 students enrolled in Matagorda ISD schools in the 2021-22 school year, 4.7% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2021-22 school year, 52.5% of them were boys, and 47.5% were girls.

The most represented ethnicity among Matagorda ISD students was white, accounting for 48.5% of the student population.

Matagorda ISD roughly covers schools within Matagorda County with its main office in Matagorda.

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.

Enrollment in Matagorda ISD Over 3 Years