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The Gathering Place School District Education: 9 American Indian students were enrolled in schools in 2021-22 school year

Commissioner of education mike morath 2023

TX Commissioner of Education Mike Morath 2023 | State Board for Education

TX Commissioner of Education Mike Morath 2023 | State Board for Education

There were nine American Indian students enrolled in The Gathering Place School District in the 2021-22 school year, 350% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that The Gathering Place School District welcomed 465 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, American Indian students comprised 1.9% of the student body to be one of the least 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 American Indian students, welcoming nine 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.

Ethnicities in The Gathering Place School District in 2021-22 School Year
Hispanic [59.1%]White [20.9%]African American [9.5%]Multiracial [7.3%]Ethnicities < 5% [3.2%]

Enrollment in The Gathering Place School District During the Last 2 years

YearTotal District EnrollmentTotal of American Indian StudentsAmerican Indian students %
2021-2246591.9
2020-2134820.6

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