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Lipscomb County Schools: Which ethnicity was most represented 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

Hispanic students made up the largest ethnic group in Lipscomb County schools in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 639 students attending Lipscomb County schools, 59.3% were Hispanic. White students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 37.7% of the total enrollment.

In the previous school year, Hispanic students also made up the largest ethnic group in Lipscomb County, comprising 60.9% of the student body.

Booker Junior High/High School had the most diverse student body in Lipscomb County, including white, American Indian, Black, Asian, Hispanic, Pacific Islander, and multiracial.

In the 2022-23 school year, total public school enrollment in the county dropped 6.4% when compared to the previous year.

“As a result, many districts in our very own Central Texas region are being forced to cut back on essential programs, services, consider school closures, and adopt deficit budgets just to provide students with the education that they deserve,” Hutto ISD Trustee James Matlock said.

Percentage Breakdown of Ethnic Representation in 2022-23 Enrollment in Lipscomb County

Hispanic [59.3%]White [37.7%]Ethnicities <5% [2.9%]
Students’ Ethnicity Percentage in Lipscomb County Schools in 2022-23 School Year

School nameMost prevalent ethnic groupPercent of Total Student BodyTotal enrollment
Booker Junior High/High SchoolHispanic75.6%180
Darrouzett SchoolsHispanic51.8%112
Follett SchoolWhite64.7%184
Kirksey Elementary SchoolHispanic77.9%163

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