Texas State Board Of Education Chair Keven Ellis (2024) | twitter.com/KevenEllisDC
Texas State Board Of Education Chair Keven Ellis (2024) | twitter.com/KevenEllisDC
Data showed that Austin County welcomed 5,657 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 7.4% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the 11 schools in Austin County, Sealy High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 81 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.
| School name | % of Black students enrolment | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Sealy High School | 9 | 903 |
| Sealy Elementary School | 6.8 | 702 |
| Bellville High School | 8 | 698 |
| Sealy Junior High School | 6.9 | 664 |
| Selman Elementary School | 9.4 | 639 |
| Bellville Junior High School | 7 | 560 |
| O'Bryant Primary School | 7.1 | 547 |
| Brazos High School | 4.2 | 287 |
| O'Bryant Intermediate School | 7.8 | 283 |
| Brazos Middle School | 5.2 | 211 |
| West End Elementary School | 1.2 | 163 |
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