Waco Reporter

There were 112 Hispanic students enrolled in Walnut Springs ISD schools in the 2021-22 school year, 5.7% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Walnut Springs ISD schools welcomed 178 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 62.9% of the student body to be one of the most represented ethnicities in the district.

Walnut Springs ISD roughly covers schools within Bosque County and has a main office in Walnut Springs.

Walnut Springs School was the only school in the district which enrolled Hispanic students, welcoming 112 students in the 2021-22 school year.

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 Hispanic Students	Hispanic students %
2021-22	178	112	62.9
2020-21	170	106	62.4
2019-20	188	107	56.9