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Enrollment Analysis: American Indian students comprised 0.4% of Refugio ISD schools' student body in 2021-22 school year

Commissioner of education mike morath 2023

TX Commissioner of Education Mike Morath 2023 | State Board for Education

TX Commissioner of Education Mike Morath 2023 | State Board for Education

There were three American Indian students enrolled in Refugio ISD schools in the 2021-22 school year, the same number as the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Refugio ISD schools welcomed 689 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, American Indian students comprised 0.4% of the student body to be one of the least represented ethnicities in the district.

Refugio ISD roughly covers schools within Refugio County and has a main office in Refugio.

Refugio Elementary School was the only school in the district which enrolled American Indian students, welcoming three students in the 2021-22 school year.

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 Refugio ISD Schools in 2021-22 School Year
Hispanic [67.9%]White [22.1%]African American [8.3%]Ethnicities < 5% [1.7%]

Enrollment in Refugio ISD Schools During the Last 3 years

YearTotal District EnrollmentTotal of American Indian StudentsAmerican Indian students %
2021-2268930.4
2020-2168230.4
2019-2070420.3

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