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Lipscomb County: Hispanic students were most represented ethnicity in 2023-24 school year

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

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

Hispanic students comprised the most prevalent ethnic group in Lipscomb County schools in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 609 students attending Lipscomb County schools, 60.3% were Hispanic. White students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 36% of the total enrollment.

In the previous school year, Hispanic students also made up the largest ethnic group in Lipscomb County, comprising 59.3% of the student body.

Darrouzett Schools had the most diverse student body in Lipscomb County, including white, American Indian, Black, Asian, Hispanic, Pacific Islander, and multiracial.

When compared to the previous school year, total public school enrollment in the county dropped 4.7%.

“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.

Student Ethnicities in Lipscomb County in 2023-24 School Year
Hispanic [60.3%]White [36%]Ethnicities <5% [3.8%]
Most Represented Ethnicity in Lipscomb County Schools in 2023-24 School Year

School nameMost prevalent ethnic groupPercent of Total Student BodyTotal enrollment
Booker Junior High/High SchoolHispanic77.6%161
Darrouzett SchoolsHispanic51%104
Follett SchoolWhite62.4%173
Kirksey Elementary SchoolHispanic78.4%171

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