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There were 101 American Indian students enrolled in Wichita County schools in 2022-23 school year

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Texas State Board Of Education Chair Keven Ellis (2024) | twitter.com/KevenEllisDC

Texas State Board Of Education Chair Keven Ellis (2024) | twitter.com/KevenEllisDC

There were 101 American Indian students enrolled in Wichita County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 2.9% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Wichita County welcomed 19,990 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, American Indian students comprised 0.5% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 41 schools in Wichita County, only Barwise Middle School and Rider High School enrolled any American Indian students, welcoming 10 students each in the 2022-23 school year.

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.

Underfunding is a frequently cited challenge facing the state's school districts. Per-pupil funding has not increased since 2019, despite inflation rates rising by more than 20% since then.

“As a result, many districts in our very own Central Texas region are being forced to cut back on essential programs, services, consider school closures, and adopt deficit budgets just to provide students with the education that they deserve,” Hutto ISD Trustee James Matlock said.

Ethnicities in Wichita County in 2022-23 School Year

White [47.2%]Black [11.1%]Hispanic [32.3%]Multiracial [7.1%]Ethnicities <5% [2.4%]
Enrollment Demographics in Wichita County Schools During 2022-23 School Year

School name% of American Indian students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Rider High School0.61,589
Wichita Falls High School0.41,309
McNiel Middle School0.51,106
Barwise Middle School11,017
Burkburnett High School0.7834
Hirschi High School0.3790
Burkburnett Middle School0.5736
City View Junior/Senior High School1.1627
I. C. Evans Elementary School0.8618
Fowler Elementary School0.4548
Iowa Park High School0.4544
Zundelowitz Elementary School0.4538
Kirby Middle School0.4533
Overton Ray Elementary School1.1527
City View Elementary School1.2502
Scotland Park Elementary School0.4473
Milam Elementary School0.2468
Kidwell Elementary School0.2467
John G. Tower Elementary School0.6464
Cunningham School0.4454
Franklin Elementary School0.2451
Bradford Elementary School0.2447
W. F. George Middle School0.7436
Southern Hills Elementary School0.7431
West Foundation Elementary School0421
Crockett Elementary School0415
Fain Elementary School0.5397
Jefferson Elementary School0382
Lamar Elementary School0.3364
Sheppard Afb Elementary School0.6350
Booker T. Washington Elementary School0296
Electra Elementary School0277
Farris Early Childhood Center0.4254
Burgess Elementary School0253
Brook Village Early Childhood0212
Haynes Elementary School0.5204
Electra Junior/Senior High School0179
Wichita County Juvenile Justice AEP4.941
Gateway Student Support Center029
Wichita County JJAEP04
Wichita County JJAEP03

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