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Irion County ISD schools Education: 89 Hispanic students were enrolled in schools in 2021-22 school year

Commissioner of education mike morath 2023

TX Commissioner of Education Mike Morath 2023 | State Board for Education

TX Commissioner of Education Mike Morath 2023 | State Board for Education

There were 89 Hispanic students enrolled in Irion County ISD schools in the 2021-22 school year, 5.3% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Irion County ISD schools welcomed 334 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 26.6% of the student body to be one of the most represented ethnicities in the district.

Irion County ISD roughly covers schools within Irion County and has a main office in Mertzon.

Among the two schools in Irion County ISD schools, Irion Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 50 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 Irion County ISD Schools in 2021-22 School Year
White [69.8%]Hispanic [26.6%]Ethnicities < 5% [3.6%]

Enrollment in Irion County ISD Schools During the Last 3 years

YearTotal District EnrollmentTotal of Hispanic StudentsHispanic students %
2021-223348926.6
2020-213239429.1
2019-202958829.8

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