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There were 83 Black students enrolled in Lampasas 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 83 Black students enrolled in Lampasas County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 9.2% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Lampasas County welcomed 3,843 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 2.2% of the student body to be the fourth least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the six schools in Lampasas County, Lampasas High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 30 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.

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 Lampasas County in 2022-23 School Year

White [59.1%]Hispanic [31.9%]Multiracial [5.2%]Ethnicities <5% [3.9%]
Enrollment Demographics in Lampasas County Schools During 2022-23 School Year

School name% of Black students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Lampasas High School2.71,095
Lampasas Middle School2800
Hanna Springs Elementary School1.1709
Taylor Creek Elementary School4527
Kline Whitis Elementary School0.5436
Lometa School2.2276

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