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Enrollment Analysis: Pacific Islander students comprised 0.2% of University of Texas at Austin High School District's 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 two Pacific Islander students enrolled in University of Texas at Austin High School District in the 2022-23 school year, 100% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that University of Texas at Austin High School District welcomed 823 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Pacific Islander students comprised 0.2% of the student body to be one of the least represented ethnicities in the district.

University of Texas at Austin High School District roughly covers schools within Travis County and has a main office in Austin.

University of Texas at Austin High School was the only school in the district which enrolled Pacific Islander students, welcoming two students in the 2022-23 school year.

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 University of Texas at Austin High School District in 2022-23 School Year
White (47.1%)Hispanic (30.5%)African American (8.6%)Multiracial (6.6%)Asian (6.2%)Ethnicities < 5% (1%)

Enrollment in University of Texas at Austin High School District During the Last 4 years

YearTotal District EnrollmentTotal of Pacific Islander StudentsPacific Islander students %
2022-2382320.2%
2021-2266610.2%
2020-2127400%
2019-2024700%

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