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There were three American Indian students enrolled in Frio County schools in 2021-22 school year

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Texas State Board Of Education Secretary Pat Hardy (2024) | twitter.com/pathardy

Texas State Board Of Education Secretary Pat Hardy (2024) | twitter.com/pathardy

There were three American Indian students enrolled in Frio County schools in the 2021-22 school year, 200% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Frio County welcomed 2,951 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, American Indian comprised 0.1% of the student body to be the third least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the eight schools in Frio County, Ted Flores Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of American Indian students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of two 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 Frio County in 2021-22 School Year

White [5.3%]Hispanic [93.8%]Ethnicities <5% [0.8%]
Enrollment Demographics in Frio County Schools During 2021-22 School Year

School name% of American Indian students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Pearsall High School0607
Ted Flores Elementary School0.4518
Pearsall Junior High School0491
Dilley Elementary School0.2444
Pearsall Intermediate School0423
Dilley High School0270
Mary Harper Middle School0195
Atascosa Juvenile Detention Center03

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