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How many African American students were enrolled in Turkey-Quitaque ISD schools in 2022-23 school year?

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Texas State Board Of Education Secretary Pat Hardy (2024) | twitter.com/pathardy

Texas State Board Of Education Secretary Pat Hardy (2024) | twitter.com/pathardy

There were three African American students enrolled in Turkey-Quitaque ISD schools in the 2022-23 school year, 50% more 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, African American students comprised 1.6% of the student body to be one of the least 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 African American students, welcoming three students in the 2022-23 school year.

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 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 African American StudentsAfrican American students %
2022-2318331.6%
2021-2219321%
2020-2119521%
2019-2020031.5%

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