TX Commissioner of Education Mike Morath 2023 | State Board for Education
TX Commissioner of Education Mike Morath 2023 | State Board for Education
Data showed that Mount Vernon ISD schools welcomed 1,528 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, African American students comprised 4.5% of the student body to be one of the least represented ethnicities in the district.
Mount Vernon ISD roughly covers schools within Franklin County and has a main office in Mount Vernon.
Among the three schools in Mount Vernon ISD schools, Mt. Vernon Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of African American students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 27 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.
| Year | Total District Enrollment | Total of African American Students | African American students % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | 1,528 | 68 | 4.5 |
| 2020-21 | 1,478 | 78 | 5.3 |
| 2019-20 | 1,578 | 87 | 5.5 |
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