Texas State Board Of Education Chair Keven Ellis (2024) | twitter.com/KevenEllisDC
Texas State Board Of Education Chair Keven Ellis (2024) | twitter.com/KevenEllisDC
Data showed that La Joya ISD schools welcomed 24,804 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, American Indian students comprised 0% of the student body to be one of the least represented ethnicities in the district.
La Joya ISD roughly covers schools within Hidalgo County and has a main office in La Joya.
Rosendo Benavides Elementary School was the only school in the district which enrolled American Indian students, welcoming two students in the 2022-23 school year.
The Texas education system is currently torn between public schools and taxpayer-funded private schools.
Critics argue that private schools use funds that should go to the public school system, while private school advocates claim they’re offering better education for more Texas students.
| Year | Total District Enrollment | Total of American Indian Students | American Indian students % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 24,804 | 2 | 0% |
| 2021-22 | 24,163 | 1 | 0% |
| 2020-21 | 26,638 | 0 | 0% |
| 2019-20 | 27,291 | 0 | 0% |
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