North Coastal News

There was one multiracial student enrolled in Pettus ISD schools in the 2022-23 school year, the same number as the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Pettus ISD schools welcomed 401 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, multiracial students comprised 0.2% of the student body to be one of the least represented ethnicities in the district.

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

Pettus Secondary was the only school in the district which enrolled multiracial students, welcoming one student in the 2022-23 school year.

Education in Texas is often a hot button issue, especially as test scores lag behind other states.

"The problems commonly cited are flaws in the school financing system, relatively low teacher salary, poor test performance by students... dropouts from traditional schools in favor of charter schools... gun violence, and mental health issues," claimed the Texas Almanac.

Year	Total District Enrollment	Total of Multiracial Students	Multiracial students %
2022-23	401	1	0.2%
2021-22	379	1	0.3%
2020-21	374	1	0.3%
2019-20	397	3	0.8%