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Wharton County Education: 6 Pacific Islander students were enrolled in schools in 2021-22 school year

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Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | onestarfoundation.org

Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | onestarfoundation.org

There were six Pacific Islander students enrolled in Wharton County schools in the 2021-22 school year, 14.3% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Wharton County welcomed 8,016 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, Pacific Islander comprised 0.1% of the student body to be the least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 18 schools in Wharton County, El Campo High School recorded the highest enrollment of Pacific Islander students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of four 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 Wharton County in 2021-22 School Year

White [27.2%]Black [12.4%]Hispanic [58.5%]Ethnicities <5% [1.9%]
Enrollment Demographics in Wharton County Schools During 2021-22 School Year

School name% of Pacific Islander students enrolmentTotal enrollment
El Campo High School0.41,119
Elementary Campo Middle School0732
Hutchins Elementary School0722
Wharton High School0614
Newgulf Elementary School0527
Wharton Elementary School0.2482
Northside Elementary School0467
Wharton Junior High School0446
C. G. Sivells Elementary School0424
Myatt Elementary School0386
East Bernard Elementary School0379
Boling High School0.3343
East Bernard High School0308
East Bernard Junior High School0278
Iago Junior High School0271
Louise Elementary School0259
Louise High School0140
Louise Junior High School0119

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