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Enrollment Analysis: Multiracial students comprised 2.6% of Gray County’s student body in 2021-22 school year

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Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | Ballotpedia

Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | Ballotpedia

There were 99 Multiracial students enrolled in Gray County schools in the 2021-22 school year, 13.2% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Gray County welcomed 3,870 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, Multiracial comprised 2.6% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the nine schools in Gray County, Pampa High School recorded the highest enrollment of Multiracial students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 24 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 Gray County in 2021-22 School Year

White [48.1%]Hispanic [45.9%]Ethnicities <5% [6.0%]
Enrollment Demographics in Gray County Schools During 2021-22 School Year

School name% of multi-racial students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Pampa High School2.31,029
Pampa Junior High School1.1785
Austin Elementary School3.3450
Lamar Elementary School3.8446
Wilson Elementary School1.5400
Travis Elementary School3.7350
McLean School5.3187
Lefors School2.8177
Grandview-Hopkins Elementary School046

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