Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | onestarfoundation.org
Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | onestarfoundation.org
Data showed that Jackson County welcomed 3,455 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, Asian comprised 1.1% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the 11 schools in Jackson County, Edna Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 21 students.
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.
| School name | % of Asian students enrolment | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Edna Elementary School | 2.8 | 737 |
| Edna High School | 1.5 | 408 |
| Industrial High School | 0 | 369 |
| Edna Junior High School | 3 | 368 |
| Ganado Elementary School | 0 | 353 |
| Industrial Junior High School | 0 | 276 |
| Industrial Elementary East | 0 | 261 |
| Industrial Elementary West | 0 | 252 |
| Ganado High School | 0 | 213 |
| Ganado Junior High School | 0 | 172 |
| Edna Alternative | 0 | 46 |
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