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Enrollment Analysis: Hispanic students comprised 61% of Matagorda County’s student body in 2022-23 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 4,322 Hispanic students enrolled in Matagorda County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 2.4% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Matagorda County welcomed 7,084 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 61% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 18 schools in Matagorda County, Bay City High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 692 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.

Ethnicities in Matagorda County in 2022-23 School Year

White [26.2%]Black [9.0%]Hispanic [61.0%]Ethnicities <5% [3.8%]
Enrollment Demographics in Matagorda County Schools During 2022-23 School Year

School name% of Hispanic students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Bay City High School67.11,031
Bay City Junior High School65.4789
Tenie Holmes Elementary School67.1780
Roberts Elementary School65.9513
Cherry Elementary School65466
Palacios High School72.1383
Van Vleck High School35.2355
Central Elementary School75.1349
Van Vleck Elementary School38.6303
Palacios Junior High School69.6293
Blessing Elementary School63.4284
East Side Intermediate School73.5275
Tidehaven High School53.6274
Markham Elementary School52.4254
Van Vleck Junior High School35.4243
Tidehaven Intermediate School53.2233
Van Vleck Intermediate School37.1170
Matagorda School34.889

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