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Callahan County Education: 18 Black students were enrolled in schools in 2021-22 school year

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Texas State Board Of Education Secretary Pat Hardy (2024) | twitter.com/pathardy

Texas State Board Of Education Secretary Pat Hardy (2024) | twitter.com/pathardy

There were 18 Black students enrolled in Callahan County schools in the 2021-22 school year, 5.9% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Callahan County welcomed 2,571 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, Black comprised 0.7% of the student body to be the fourth least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 11 schools in Callahan County, Clyde Junior High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of six 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 Callahan County in 2021-22 School Year

White [78.5%]Hispanic [17.2%]Ethnicities <5% [4.3%]
Enrollment Demographics in Callahan County Schools During 2021-22 School Year

School name% of Black students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Clyde High School1412
Clyde Elementary School0.5374
Clyde Junior High School1.7359
Clyde Intermediate School0.7290
Eula Elementary School0.8258
Cross Plains Elementary School0216
Cross Plains High School0163
Baird Elementary School0151
Baird High School1.4142
Eula High School0104
Eula Junior High School0102

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