Texas State Board Of Education Secretary Pat Hardy (2024) | twitter.com/pathardy
Texas State Board Of Education Secretary Pat Hardy (2024) | twitter.com/pathardy
Data showed that Wilbarger County welcomed 2,197 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, Asian comprised 6.9% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the seven schools in Wilbarger County, Shive Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 53 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 Asian students enrolment | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Shive Elementary School | 9.5 | 555 |
| Vernon High School | 5.5 | 505 |
| Vernon Middle School | 7.4 | 418 |
| T. G. McCord Elementary School | 10 | 359 |
| Northside School | 1.3 | 236 |
| Harrold School | 0 | 105 |
| North Texas State Hospital - Afp - Vernon | 0 | 19 |
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