Texas State Board Of Education Vice Chair Pam Little (2024) | pamlittle.com
Texas State Board Of Education Vice Chair Pam Little (2024) | pamlittle.com
Data showed that Marion County welcomed 1,163 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, Black comprised 28.7% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the four schools in Marion County, Jefferson High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 124 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.
| School name | % of Black students enrolment | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Jefferson High School | 33.2 | 373 |
| Jefferson Junior High School | 27.4 | 354 |
| Jefferson Elementary School | 24.2 | 306 |
| Jefferson Primary School | 30 | 130 |
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