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There were 6 African American students enrolled in Lometa ISD schools in 2022-23 school year

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Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | Ballotpedia

Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | Ballotpedia

There were six African American students enrolled in Lometa ISD schools in the 2022-23 school year, 57.1% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Lometa ISD schools welcomed 276 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, African American students comprised 2.2% of the student body to be one of the least represented ethnicities in the district.

Lometa ISD roughly covers schools within Lampasas County and has a main office in Lometa.

Lometa School was the only school in the district which enrolled African American students, welcoming six students 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.

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 Lometa ISD Schools in 2022-23 School Year
Hispanic (50.7%)White (42.8%)Ethnicities < 5% (6.5%)

Enrollment in Lometa ISD Schools During the Last 4 years

YearTotal District EnrollmentTotal of African American StudentsAfrican American students %
2022-2327662.2%
2021-22317144.4%
2020-21316144.4%
2019-20341205.9%

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