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Cooper ISD schools Education: 65 African American 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 65 African American students enrolled in Cooper ISD schools in the 2021-22 school year, 4.8% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Cooper ISD schools welcomed 849 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, African American students comprised 7.7% of the student body to be one of the most represented ethnicities in the district.

Cooper ISD roughly covers schools within Delta County and has a main office in Cooper.

Among the three schools in Cooper ISD schools, Cooper Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of African American students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 33 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 Cooper ISD Schools in 2021-22 School Year
White [69.3%]Hispanic [15.9%]African American [7.7%]Multiracial [5.8%]Ethnicities < 5% [1.3%]

Enrollment in Cooper ISD Schools During the Last 3 years

YearTotal District EnrollmentTotal of African American StudentsAfrican American students %
2021-22849657.7
2020-21806627.7
2019-20799799.9

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