Enrollment Analysis: multiracial students comprised 0% of United ISD schools' student body in 2022-23 school year

Texas State Board Of Education Chair Keven Ellis (2024) | twitter.com/KevenEllisDC

By Laredo Times

Sep 19, 2024

There were 18 multiracial students enrolled in United ISD schools in the 2022-23 school year, 12.5% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that United ISD schools welcomed 41,381 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, multiracial students comprised 0% of the student body to be one of the least represented ethnicities in the district.

United ISD roughly covers schools within Webb County and has a main office in Laredo.

Among the 51 schools in United ISD schools, Col. Santos Benavides Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of three 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.

Enrollment in United ISD Schools During the Last 4 years