Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | onestarfoundation.org
Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | onestarfoundation.org
Data showed that San Saba County welcomed 962 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 47.1% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the five schools in San Saba County, San Saba Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 179 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.
| School name | % of Hispanic students enrolment | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| San Saba Elementary School | 60.9 | 294 |
| San Saba Middle School | 60 | 210 |
| San Saba High School | 57.8 | 180 |
| Cherokee School | 17.3 | 139 |
| Richland Springs School | 14.4 | 139 |
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