Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | Ballotpedia
Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | Ballotpedia
Data showed that Karnes County welcomed 2,433 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, Black comprised 1.2% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the 11 schools in Karnes County, Karnes City Junior High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of seven 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.
| School name | % of Black students enrolment | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Kenedy Elementary School | 1.2 | 343 |
| Karnes City High School | 1.2 | 332 |
| Roger E. Sides Elementary School | 2 | 300 |
| Falls City Elementary School | 0 | 247 |
| Kenedy High School | 1.3 | 226 |
| Karnes City Junior High School | 3.3 | 212 |
| Karnes City Primary School | 1.9 | 209 |
| Falls City High School | 0 | 184 |
| Kenedy Middle School | 0.6 | 164 |
| Runge Elementary School | 0 | 117 |
| Runge High School | 0 | 99 |
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