Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | onestarfoundation.org
Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | onestarfoundation.org
Data showed that Orenda Charter School District welcomed 1,878 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 54.7% of the student body to be one of the most represented ethnicities in the district.
Orenda Charter School District roughly covers schools within Bell County and has a main office in Georgetown.
Among the five schools in Orenda Charter School District, Gateway College Preparatory School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 825 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.
| Year | Total District Enrollment | Total of White Students | White students % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 1,878 | 1,028 | 54.7% |
| 2021-22 | 1,907 | 1,138 | 59.7% |
| 2020-21 | 1,848 | 1,108 | 60% |
| 2019-20 | 1,829 | 1,155 | 63.1% |
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