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Valor Public Schools District Education: 717 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 717 Hispanic students enrolled in Valor Public Schools District in the 2022-23 school year, 104.9% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Valor Public Schools District welcomed 2,158 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 33.2% of the student body to be one of the most represented ethnicities in the district.

Valor Public Schools District roughly covers schools within Travis County and has a main office in Austin.

Among the two schools in Valor Public Schools District, Valor North Austin recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 247 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 Valor Public Schools District in 2022-23 School Year
White (53.4%)Hispanic (33.2%)Multiracial (6.3%)Ethnicities < 5% (7.1%)

Enrollment in Valor Public Schools District During the Last 4 years

YearTotal District EnrollmentTotal of Hispanic StudentsHispanic students %
2022-232,15871733.2%
2021-221,37835025.4%
2020-211,09125923.7%
2019-2053212122.7%

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