Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | onestarfoundation.org
Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | onestarfoundation.org
Data showed that Southwest School District welcomed 1,578 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, American Indian students comprised 0.3% 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, Southwest Schools Bissonnet Elementary Campus recorded the highest enrollment of American Indian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of two 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 American Indian Students | American Indian students % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 1,578 | 5 | 0.3% |
| 2021-22 | 1,527 | 6 | 0.4% |
| 2020-21 | 1,703 | 4 | 0.2% |
| 2019-20 | 2,042 | 3 | 0.1% |
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