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There were 311 white students enrolled in Castro County schools in 2021-22 school year

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Texas State Board Of Education Vice Chair Pam Little (2024) | pamlittle.com

Texas State Board Of Education Vice Chair Pam Little (2024) | pamlittle.com

There were 311 white students enrolled in Castro County schools in the 2021-22 school year, 4.6% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Castro County welcomed 1,619 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white comprised 19.2% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the five schools in Castro County, Nazareth School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 217 students.

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 Castro County in 2021-22 School Year

White [19.2%]Hispanic [79.1%]Ethnicities <5% [1.7%]
Enrollment Demographics in Castro County Schools During 2021-22 School Year

School name% of white students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Richardson Elementary School6.9564
Dimmitt High School6.7330
Dimmitt Middle School8.7264
Nazareth School86.8250
Hart ISD4.7211

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