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Enrollment Analysis: Black students comprised 14.4% of Red River County’s student body in 2022-23 school year

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Texas State Board Of Education Secretary Pat Hardy (2024) | twitter.com/pathardy

Texas State Board Of Education Secretary Pat Hardy (2024) | twitter.com/pathardy

There were 295 Black students enrolled in Red River County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 7.5% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Red River County welcomed 2,047 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 14.4% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 10 schools in Red River County, Clarksville Middle and High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 122 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.

Underfunding is a frequently cited challenge facing the state's school districts. Per-pupil funding has not increased since 2019, despite inflation rates rising by more than 20% since then.

“As a result, many districts in our very own Central Texas region are being forced to cut back on essential programs, services, consider school closures, and adopt deficit budgets just to provide students with the education that they deserve,” Hutto ISD Trustee James Matlock said.

Ethnicities in Red River County in 2022-23 School Year

White [61.2%]Black [14.4%]Hispanic [16.3%]Multiracial [7.1%]Ethnicities <5% [0.9%]
Enrollment Demographics in Red River County Schools During 2022-23 School Year

School name% of Black students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Rivercrest Elementary School3334
Cheatham Elementary School44.1272
Clarksville Middle and High School48.8250
Detroit Elementary School3.4237
Rivercrest High School3.5201
Avery Secondary1.1183
Rivercrest Junior High School6.7165
Avery Elementary School1.3152
Detroit High School3.6137
Detroit Junior High School6.9116

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