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Wise County Education: 221 Multiracial students were enrolled in schools in 2021-22 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 221 Multiracial students enrolled in Wise County schools in the 2021-22 school year, 16.3% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Wise County welcomed 9,677 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, Multiracial comprised 2.3% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 24 schools in Wise County, Bridgeport High School recorded the highest enrollment of Multiracial students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 24 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.

Ethnicities in Wise County in 2021-22 School Year

White [63.6%]Hispanic [32.3%]Ethnicities <5% [4.2%]
Enrollment Demographics in Wise County Schools During 2021-22 School Year

School name% of multi-racial students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Decatur High School1.71,047
McCarroll Middle School2.8828
Bridgeport High School3.8628
Rann Elementary School3.3518
Bridgeport Elementary School1516
Carson Elementary School1508
Young Elementary School2.7482
Bridgeport Middle School2.4457
Paradise Elementary School3.5457
Bridgeport Intermediate School3.7430
Boyd High School2.5396
Boyd Elementary School4.6390
Slidell Schools0.3383
Alvord Elementary School0377
Paradise High School1.1370
Chico Elementary School2.1289
Paradise Middle School1.5270
Boyd Intermediate School2.3264
Alvord High School2.7223
Alvord Middle School0189
Paradise Intermediate School1.6186
Boyd Middle School1.6182
Chico High School3.9152
Chico Middle School4.4135

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