Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | Ballotpedia
Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | Ballotpedia
Data showed that Southwest School District welcomed 1,578 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Asian students comprised 0.8% of the student body to be one of the least represented ethnicities in the district.
Southwest School District roughly covers schools within Harris County and has a main office in Houston.
Among the five schools in Southwest School District, Empowerment High School recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of five 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.
| Year | Total District Enrollment | Total of Asian Students | Asian students % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 1,578 | 12 | 0.8% |
| 2021-22 | 1,527 | 6 | 0.4% |
| 2020-21 | 1,703 | 13 | 0.8% |
| 2019-20 | 2,042 | 12 | 0.6% |
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