Texas State Board Of Education Secretary Pat Hardy (2024) | twitter.com/pathardy
Texas State Board Of Education Secretary Pat Hardy (2024) | twitter.com/pathardy
Data showed that Palmer ISD schools welcomed 1,304 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 46% of the student body to be one of the most represented ethnicities in the district.
Palmer ISD roughly covers schools within Ellis County and has a main office in Palmer.
Among the three schools in Palmer ISD schools, Palmer Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 247 students.
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.
| Year | Total District Enrollment | Total of Hispanic Students | Hispanic students % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 1,304 | 600 | 46% |
| 2021-22 | 1,256 | 571 | 45.5% |
| 2020-21 | 1,246 | 555 | 44.5% |
| 2019-20 | 1,266 | 549 | 43.4% |
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