Enrollment in Texas public schools continues to surge, growing by 820,019 students or more than 19 percent over the past decade, a new report released by the Texas Education Agency found. The 2012-2013 school year marked the first time that statewide enrollment officially topped 5 million.
A new report called Enrollment in Texas Public Schools 2012-2013 documents the ethnically and culturally diverse populations that are increasingly attending the state’s public schools.
With an enrollment of 5,075,840 in 2012-2013, the student body was:
- 51.3 percent Hispanic;
- 30.0 percent white;
- 12.7 percent African American;
- 3.6 percent Asian; and
- 1.8 percent multiracial.
Other highlights from the report include:
- The number of students in grades 9-12 participating in career and technical education programs was 35.2 percent in 2012-2013, a slight decrease from 35.5 percent the previous year.
- The number of students participating in bilingual or English as a Second Language programs increased by 268,538 or 46.9 percent between 2002-2003 and 2012-2013.
- The percentage of children living in poverty remained steady at 60.3 percent.
The complete enrollment report is available at http://www.tea.state.tx.us/acctres/enroll_index.html