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Lampasas County Education: 24 Pacific Islander students were enrolled in schools in 2022-23 school year

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Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | onestarfoundation.org

Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | onestarfoundation.org

There were 24 Pacific Islander students enrolled in Lampasas County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 50% 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, Pacific Islander students comprised 0.6% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the six schools in Lampasas County, Lampasas High School recorded the highest enrollment of Pacific Islander students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of eight 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 Pacific Islander students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Lampasas High School0.71,095
Lampasas Middle School0.6800
Hanna Springs Elementary School0.4709
Taylor Creek Elementary School0.8527
Kline Whitis Elementary School0.7436
Lometa School0.4276

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