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Enrollment Analysis: white students comprised 69.4% of Turkey-Quitaque ISD schools' student body in 2022-23 school year

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Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | onestarfoundation.org

Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | onestarfoundation.org

There were 127 white students enrolled in Turkey-Quitaque ISD schools in the 2022-23 school year, 4.5% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Turkey-Quitaque ISD schools welcomed 183 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 69.4% of the student body to be one of the most represented ethnicities in the district.

Turkey-Quitaque ISD roughly covers schools within Hall County and has a main office in Turkey.

Valley School was the only school in the district which enrolled white students, welcoming 127 students in the 2022-23 school year.

The Texas education system is currently torn between public schools and taxpayer-funded private schools.

Critics argue that private schools use funds that should go to the public school system, while private school advocates claim they’re offering better education for more Texas students.

Ethnicities in Turkey-Quitaque ISD Schools in 2022-23 School Year
White (69.4%)Hispanic (27.9%)Ethnicities < 5% (2.7%)

Enrollment in Turkey-Quitaque ISD Schools During the Last 4 years

YearTotal District EnrollmentTotal of White StudentsWhite students %
2022-2318312769.4%
2021-2219313368.9%
2020-2119513066.7%
2019-2020013567.5%

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