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Bowie County Districts: White students lead in ethnic representation 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

The majority of students in Bowie County districts were white in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 17,408 students attending Bowie County district schools, 50% were white. Black students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 30.7% of Bowie County districts' students.

In the previous school year, white students still were the most common group in Bowie County districts, representing 50.1% of the student body.

Texarkana ISD had the most even distribution of races among county districts, with 44.7% Black students, 30.7% white students, 17.4% Hispanic students, 5.5% Multi-racial students, 1.3% Asian students, and 0.3% American Indian students.

In the 2021-22 school year, the total number of students enrolled in school districts in the county dropped 2.9% compared to the previous year.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Bowie 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.

Education in Texas is often a hot button issue, especially as test scores lag behind other states.

“The problems commonly cited are flaws in the school financing system, relatively low teacher salary, poor test performance by students…dropouts from traditional schools in favor of charter schools…gun violence, and mental health issues,” claimed the Texas Almanac.

Percentage Breakdown of Ethnic Representation in 2021-22 School Year Enrollment in Bowie County

white [50%]Black [30.7%]Hispanic [11.5%]Multi-racial [6.3%]Ethnicities <5% [1.5%]
Students’ Most Prevalent Ethnicity Percentage in Bowie County Districts in 2022

DistrictMost prevalent ethnic groupPercent of Total Student BodyTotal enrollment
Dekalb ISDwhite60.2%783
Hooks ISDwhite69.1%886
Hubbard ISDwhite75.4%69
Leary ISDwhite74.3%105
Liberty-Eylau ISDBlack57.3%2,131
Malta ISDwhite85.6%208
Maud ISDwhite82.3%474
New Boston ISDwhite55.1%1,198
Pleasant Grove ISDwhite68.8%2,321
Red Lick ISDwhite91.2%501
Redwater ISDwhite89.2%1,103
Simms ISDwhite91.1%473
Texarkana ISDBlack44.7%7,156

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