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There were 2 Asian students enrolled in Texas Empowerment Academy School District 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 Asian students enrolled in Texas Empowerment Academy School District in the 2022-23 school year, the same number as the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Texas Empowerment Academy School District welcomed 399 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Asian students comprised 0.5% of the student body to be one of the least represented ethnicities in the district.

Texas Empowerment Academy School District roughly covers schools within Travis County and has a main office in Austin.

Both schools in Texas Empowerment Academy School District enrolled one Asian students in the 2022-23 school year.

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 Texas Empowerment Academy School District in 2022-23 School Year
African American (88.7%)Hispanic (8.3%)Ethnicities < 5% (3%)

Enrollment in Texas Empowerment Academy School District During the Last 4 years

YearTotal District EnrollmentTotal of Asian StudentsAsian students %
2022-2339920.5%
2021-2241320.5%
2020-2136000%
2019-2036600%

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