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Enrollment Analysis: Multiracial students comprised 7.8% of Lamar County’s student body in 2022-23 school year

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Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | onestarfoundation.org

Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | onestarfoundation.org

There were 671 multiracial students enrolled in Lamar County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 15.3% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Lamar County welcomed 8,584 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, multiracial students comprised 7.8% of the student body to be the fourth least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 21 schools in Lamar County, Aikin Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 135 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.

Ethnicities in Lamar County in 2022-23 School Year

White [57.0%]Black [15.5%]Hispanic [17.7%]Multiracial [7.8%]Ethnicities <5% [2.0%]
Enrollment Demographics in Lamar County Schools During 2022-23 School Year

School name% of Multiracial students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Aikin Elementary School14.4937
Paris High School6.9934
North Lamar High School5.5727
Chisum Elementary School5.4593
Crockett Intermediate School7.7560
Justiss Elementary School12.5552
Frank Stone Middle School9.8528
Paris Junior High School10.3522
Blossom Elementary School2.6418
W. L. Higgins Elementary School7.4351
Chisum High School2.8322
Bailey Intermediate School7300
Prairiland High School3.8292
Cecil Everett Elementary School7.2279
Aaron Parker Elementary School12.8265
Chisum Middle School1.9264
Prairiland Junior High School4.4248
Lamar County Head Start8.8205
Deport Elementary School2.1141
Givens Early Childhood Center10.7103
Travis High School of Choice4.743

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