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Menard County Education: Fewer students enrolled in Menard ISD schools in 2022-23 school year

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Texas State Board Of Education Secretary Pat Hardy (2024) | twitter.com/pathardy

Texas State Board Of Education Secretary Pat Hardy (2024) | twitter.com/pathardy

The only school district in Menard County suffered declining enrollment in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency report.

There were 288 students in the halls of Menard ISD schools, 4% lower than the year before.

Enrollment in Menard County fell short of the state’s trend compared to the state’s trend of increasing enrollment.

Out of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 52.8% of them were boys, and 47.2% were girls.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 51.4% of the Menard ISD total enrollment.

Menard ISD has a main office in Menard and is the only school district within Menard County.

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.

The Texas education system is currently torn between public schools and taxpayer-funded private schools.

Critics argue that private schools use funds that should go to the public school system, while private school advocates claim they’re offering better education for more Texas students.

Enrollment in Menard County Over 3 Years

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Enrollment in Menard County Districts Schools During 2022-23 School Year

SchoolTotal Enrollment in 2022-23Total Enrollment in 2021-22Total % Change
Menard Elementary/Junior High School195217-10.1%
Menard High School938312%

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