Texas State Board Of Education Secretary Pat Hardy (2024) | twitter.com/pathardy
Texas State Board Of Education Secretary Pat Hardy (2024) | twitter.com/pathardy
Data showed that Refugio County welcomed 1,225 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Asian students comprised 0.1% of the student body to be the least represented ethnicity in the county.
Refugio Elementary School was the only school in the county to enroll an Asian student, with just one student identified 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.
| School name | % of Asian students enrolment | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Refugio Elementary School | 0.3 | 299 |
| Woodsboro High School | 0 | 221 |
| Refugio High School | 0 | 216 |
| Woodsboro Elementary School | 0 | 206 |
| Refugio Junior High School | 0 | 139 |
| Austwell-Tivoli Elementary School | 0 | 78 |
| Austwell-Tivoli High School | 0 | 66 |
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