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Orange County Education: 2,088 Hispanic students were enrolled in schools in 2021-22 school year

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Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | Ballotpedia

Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | Ballotpedia

There were 2,088 Hispanic students enrolled in Orange County schools in the 2021-22 school year, 10.2% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Orange County welcomed 15,015 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, Hispanic comprised 13.9% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 23 schools in Orange County, West Orange-Stark Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 221 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 Orange County in 2021-22 School Year

White [69.7%]Black [11.3%]Hispanic [13.9%]Ethnicities <5% [5.2%]
Enrollment Demographics in Orange County Schools During 2021-22 School Year

School name% of Hispanic students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Vidor High School8.11,229
West Orange-Stark Elementary School201,107
Lit Cypr-Mrceville High School12.31,023
Bridge City Elementary School19.6852
Bridge City High School17.5851
Orangefield Elementary School9.6848
Bridge City Middle School19.4726
Bridge City Intermediate School18.8677
Vidor Junior High School9.7641
West Orange-Stark High School20.2633
Little Cypress Elementary School10.3624
Vidor Middle School7.6618
Pine Forest Elementary School8.6613
Oak Forest Elementary School8.7585
Vidor Elementary School10.2579
Mauriceville Elementary School13.8557
Orangefield High School10529
West Orange-Stark Middle School23.9518
Orangefield Junior High School11474
Little Cypress Junior High School13.7468
M. B. North Early Childhood Learning Center25.8302
Little Cypress Intermediate School11281
Mauriceville Middle School12.1280

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