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Enrollment Analysis: white students comprised 0.3% of Texas Empowerment Academy 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 was one white student enrolled in Texas Empowerment Academy School District in the 2022-23 school year, 50% less than 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, white students comprised 0.3% 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.

Texas Empowerment Academy Elementary was the only school in the district which enrolled white students, welcoming one student in the 2022-23 school year.

The Texas education system is currently torn between public schools and taxpayer-funded private schools.

Critics argue that private schools use funds that should go to the public school system, while private school advocates claim they’re offering better education for more Texas students.

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 White StudentsWhite students %
2022-2339910.3%
2021-2241320.5%
2020-2136000%
2019-2036600%

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