Texas State Board Of Education Chair Keven Ellis (2024) | twitter.com/KevenEllisDC
Texas State Board Of Education Chair Keven Ellis (2024) | twitter.com/KevenEllisDC
Data showed that Calhoun County welcomed 3,576 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, Black comprised 1.5% of the student body to be the fourth least represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the seven schools in Calhoun County, Calhoun High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 15 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 Black students enrolment | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Calhoun High School | 1.5 | 1,017 |
| Jackson/Roosevelt Elementary School | 1.2 | 852 |
| Travis Middle School | 1.7 | 691 |
| Harrison/Jefferson/Madison Elementary School | 2.1 | 667 |
| Seadrift School | 0.8 | 250 |
| Port O. Connor School | 0 | 67 |
| Hope High School | 0 | 32 |
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