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Enrollment Analysis: Hispanic students comprised 36% of Hitchcock ISD schools' student body 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 663 Hispanic students enrolled in Hitchcock ISD schools in the 2022-23 school year, 12.2% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Hitchcock ISD schools welcomed 1,841 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 36% of the student body to be one of the most represented ethnicities in the district.

Hitchcock ISD roughly covers schools within Galveston County and has a main office in Hitchcock.

Among the five schools in Hitchcock ISD schools, Hitchcock Primary School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 169 students.

Education in Texas is often a hot button issue, especially as test scores lag behind other states.

"The problems commonly cited are flaws in the school financing system, relatively low teacher salary, poor test performance by students... dropouts from traditional schools in favor of charter schools... gun violence, and mental health issues," claimed the Texas Almanac.

Ethnicities in Hitchcock ISD Schools in 2022-23 School Year
African American (38%)Hispanic (36%)White (21.4%)Ethnicities < 5% (4.6%)

Enrollment in Hitchcock ISD Schools During the Last 4 years

YearTotal District EnrollmentTotal of Hispanic StudentsHispanic students %
2022-231,84166336%
2021-221,71759134.4%
2020-211,64454132.9%
2019-201,77255331.2%

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