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Enrollment Analysis: multiracial students comprised 3.6% of Bushland ISD schools' 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 54 multiracial students enrolled in Bushland ISD schools in the 2022-23 school year, 3.8% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Bushland ISD schools welcomed 1,511 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, multiracial students comprised 3.6% of the student body to be one of the least represented ethnicities in the district.

Bushland ISD roughly covers schools within Potter County and has a main office in Bushland.

Among the three schools in Bushland ISD schools, Bushland Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 25 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 Bushland ISD Schools in 2022-23 School Year
White (75.5%)Hispanic (18.8%)Ethnicities < 5% (5.7%)

Enrollment in Bushland ISD Schools During the Last 4 years

YearTotal District EnrollmentTotal of Multiracial StudentsMultiracial students %
2022-231,511543.6%
2021-221,550523.4%
2020-211,448392.7%
2019-201,433412.9%

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