TX Commissioner of Education Mike Morath 2023 | State Board for Education
TX Commissioner of Education Mike Morath 2023 | State Board for Education
Data showed that The Gathering Place School District welcomed 465 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, African American students comprised 9.5% of the student body to be one of the most represented ethnicities in the district.
The Gathering Place School District roughly covers schools within Bexar County and has a main office in San Antonio.
The Gathering Place was the only school in the district which enrolled African American students, welcoming 44 students in the 2021-22 school year.
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 African American Students | African American students % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | 465 | 44 | 9.5 |
| 2020-21 | 348 | 24 | 6.9 |
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