Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | onestarfoundation.org
Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | onestarfoundation.org
Data showed that Gonzales County welcomed 3,984 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white comprised 22.2% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the 11 schools in Gonzales County, Gonzales High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 198 students.
Education in Texas is often a hot button issue, especially as test scores lag behind other states.
“The problems commonly cited are flaws in the school financing system, relatively low teacher salary, poor test performance by students…dropouts from traditional schools in favor of charter schools…gun violence, and mental health issues," claimed the Texas Almanac.
| School name | % of white students enrolment | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Gonzales High School | 24 | 825 |
| Gonzales Junior High School | 24.4 | 570 |
| Gonzales Elementary School | 23.4 | 556 |
| Gonzales North Avenue | 23.8 | 551 |
| Nixon Smiley Elementary School | 25.1 | 475 |
| Nixon-Smiley Middle School | 18.6 | 306 |
| Waelder School | 5.9 | 305 |
| Nixon-Smiley High School | 20.6 | 277 |
| Gonzales Primary Academy | 30.4 | 112 |
| Nixon-Smiley Pace | 40 | 5 |
| Nixon-Smiley CISD DAEP | 0 | 2 |
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