Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | onestarfoundation.org
Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | onestarfoundation.org
Data showed that Knox County welcomed 748 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 40.8% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the four schools in Knox County, Munday Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 96 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 white students enrolment | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Munday Elementary School | 44.4 | 216 |
| Knox City School | 36.8 | 209 |
| Munday Secondary | 30.1 | 193 |
| Benjamin School | 56.9 | 130 |
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