Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | onestarfoundation.org
Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | onestarfoundation.org
Data showed that Marion County welcomed 1,132 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, multiracial students comprised 4.5% of the student body to be the third least represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the four schools in Marion County, Jefferson Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 17 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.
| School name | % of Multiracial students enrolment | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Jefferson High School | 2.9 | 380 |
| Jefferson Junior High School | 4.2 | 333 |
| Jefferson Elementary School | 6.2 | 275 |
| Jefferson Primary School | 6.3 | 144 |
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