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Delta County Education: 11 American Indian students were enrolled in schools in 2021-22 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 11 American Indian students enrolled in Delta County schools in the 2021-22 school year, 37.5% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Delta County welcomed 997 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, American Indian comprised 1.1% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the five schools in Delta County, Cooper Junior High School recorded the highest enrollment of American Indian students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of five 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 Delta County in 2021-22 School Year

White [64.8%]Black [12.0%]Hispanic [15.7%]Multiracial [6.0%]Ethnicities <5% [1.4%]
Enrollment Demographics in Delta County Schools During 2021-22 School Year

School name% of American Indian students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Cooper Elementary School0.7440
Cooper High School0.9235
Cooper Junior High School2.9174
Fannindel High School075
Fannindel Elementary School1.473

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