TX Commissioner of Education Mike Morath 2023 | State Board for Education
TX Commissioner of Education Mike Morath 2023 | State Board for Education
Data showed that Waelder ISD schools welcomed 305 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, African American students comprised 7.9% of the student body to be one of the most represented ethnicities in the district.
Waelder ISD roughly covers schools within Gonzales County and has a main office in Waelder.
Waelder School was the only school in the district which enrolled African American students, welcoming 24 students in the 2021-22 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.
| Year | Total District Enrollment | Total of African American Students | African American students % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | 305 | 24 | 7.9 |
| 2020-21 | 298 | 20 | 6.7 |
| 2019-20 | 317 | 24 | 7.6 |
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