Texas State Board Of Education Secretary Pat Hardy (2024) | twitter.com/pathardy
Texas State Board Of Education Secretary Pat Hardy (2024) | twitter.com/pathardy
Data showed that Texarkana ISD schools welcomed 7,180 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Pacific Islander students comprised 0.1% of the student body to be one of the least represented ethnicities in the district.
Texarkana ISD roughly covers schools within Bowie County and has a main office in Texarkana.
Among the 13 schools in Texarkana ISD schools, Paul Laurence Dunbar Early Education Center recorded the highest enrollment of Pacific Islander students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of two students.
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.
| Year | Total District Enrollment | Total of Pacific Islander Students | Pacific Islander students % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 7,180 | 4 | 0.1% |
| 2021-22 | 7,156 | 1 | 0% |
| 2020-21 | 7,654 | 7 | 0.1% |
| 2019-20 | 8,257 | 10 | 0.1% |
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