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The Excel Center (for Adults) School District Education: 593 Hispanic students were enrolled in schools in 2022-23 school year

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Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | onestarfoundation.org

Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | onestarfoundation.org

There were 593 Hispanic students enrolled in The Excel Center (for Adults) School District in the 2022-23 school year, 14.9% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that The Excel Center (for Adults) School District welcomed 1,060 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 55.9% of the student body to be one of the most represented ethnicities in the district.

The Excel Center (for Adults) School District roughly covers schools within Travis County and has a main office in Austin.

Among the five schools in The Excel Center (for Adults) School District, The Excel Center (for Adults) recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 292 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.

Ethnicities in The Excel Center (for Adults) School District in 2022-23 School Year
Hispanic (55.9%)African American (20.7%)White (19.4%)Ethnicities < 5% (4%)

Enrollment in The Excel Center (for Adults) School District During the Last 4 years

YearTotal District EnrollmentTotal of Hispanic StudentsHispanic students %
2022-231,06059355.9%
2021-2292351655.9%
2020-2178344857.2%
2019-2070634548.9%

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