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Aransas County Education: 39 Black students were enrolled in schools in 2021-22 school year

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Texas State Board Of Education Chair Keven Ellis (2024) | twitter.com/KevenEllisDC

Texas State Board Of Education Chair Keven Ellis (2024) | twitter.com/KevenEllisDC

There were 39 Black students enrolled in Aransas County schools in the 2021-22 school year, 27.8% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Aransas County welcomed 3,005 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, Black comprised 1.3% of the student body to be the third least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the four schools in Aransas County, Rockport-Fulton High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 11 students.

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 Aransas County in 2021-22 School Year

White [49.6%]Hispanic [44.1%]Ethnicities <5% [6.4%]
Enrollment Demographics in Aransas County Schools During 2021-22 School Year

School name% of Black students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Rockport-Fulton High School1.2930
Rockport-Fulton Middle School1.2723
Live Oak Learning Center1.3713
Fulton Learning Center1.6639

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