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Wednesday, October 16, 2024

Enrollment Analysis: Hispanic students comprised 40.8% of Longview ISD schools' 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 were 3,376 Hispanic students enrolled in Longview ISD schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.5% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Longview ISD schools welcomed 8,274 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 40.8% of the student body to be one of the most represented ethnicities in the district.

Longview ISD roughly covers schools within Gregg County and has a main office in Longview.

Among the 14 schools in Longview ISD schools, Longview High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 890 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.

Ethnicities in Longview ISD Schools in 2022-23 School Year
Hispanic (40.8%)African American (35.1%)White (18.3%)Ethnicities < 5% (5.8%)

Enrollment in Longview ISD Schools During the Last 4 years

YearTotal District EnrollmentTotal of Hispanic StudentsHispanic students %
2022-238,2743,37640.8%
2021-228,2363,35840.8%
2020-218,2543,37740.9%
2019-208,5753,43340%

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