Waco Reporter

There were 13 African American students enrolled in Valley Mills ISD schools in the 2021-22 school year, the same number as the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Valley Mills ISD schools welcomed 620 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, African American students comprised 2.1% of the student body to be one of the least represented ethnicities in the district.

Valley Mills ISD roughly covers schools within Bosque County and has a main office in Valley Mills.

Among the three schools in Valley Mills ISD schools, Valley Mills High School recorded the highest enrollment of African American students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of seven students.

Texas is found to be one of the least-educated states in the U.S. A study from WalletHub ranked Texas 41st out of 50 states in terms of the quality of the educational system and how successful students were.

More than 5.4 million students are enrolled in public schools across Texas. Nearly one million of them live in rural areas where options for local public schools are few and far between.

Year	Total District Enrollment	Total of African American Students	African American students %
2021-22	620	13	2.1
2020-21	618	13	2.1
2019-20	644	16	2.5