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Enrollment Analysis: African American students comprised 53.7% of West Orange-Cove CISD schools' student body in 2022-23 school year

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

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There were 1,406 African American students enrolled in West Orange-Cove CISD schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1.6% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that West Orange-Cove CISD schools welcomed 2,618 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, African American students comprised 53.7% of the student body to be one of the most represented ethnicities in the district.

West Orange-Cove CISD roughly covers schools within Orange County and has a main office in Orange.

Among the four schools in West Orange-Cove CISD schools, West Orange-Stark Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of African American students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 582 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 West Orange-Cove CISD Schools in 2022-23 School Year
African American (53.7%)Hispanic (20.9%)White (17.2%)Multiracial (7.2%)Ethnicities < 5% (1%)

Enrollment in West Orange-Cove CISD Schools During the Last 4 years

YearTotal District EnrollmentTotal of African American StudentsAfrican American students %
2022-232,6181,40653.7%
2021-222,5601,38454.1%
2020-212,5221,37154.4%
2019-202,5231,38955.1%

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