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How many Pacific Islander students were enrolled in Taft ISD schools in 2022-23 school year?

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Texas State Board Of Education Vice Chair Pam Little (2024) | pamlittle.com

Texas State Board Of Education Vice Chair Pam Little (2024) | pamlittle.com

There was one Pacific Islander student enrolled in Taft ISD schools in the 2022-23 school year, the same number as the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Taft ISD schools welcomed 822 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Pacific Islander students comprised 0.1% of the student body to be one of the least represented ethnicities in the district.

Taft ISD roughly covers schools within San Patricio County and has a main office in Taft.

Woodroe Petty Elementary School was the only school in the district which enrolled Pacific Islander students, welcoming one student in the 2022-23 school year.

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 Taft ISD Schools in 2022-23 School Year
Hispanic (89.7%)White (8.9%)Ethnicities < 5% (1.4%)

Enrollment in Taft ISD Schools During the Last 4 years

YearTotal District EnrollmentTotal of Pacific Islander StudentsPacific Islander students %
2022-2382210.1%
2021-2288810.1%
2020-2194010.1%
2019-2098810.1%

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