Waco Reporter

There were 50 white students enrolled in Marlin ISD schools in the 2021-22 school year, 15.3% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Marlin ISD schools welcomed 882 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 5.7% of the student body to be one of the least represented ethnicities in the district.

Marlin ISD roughly covers schools within Falls County and has a main office in Marlin.

Among the three schools in Marlin ISD schools, Marlin Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 20 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 White Students	White students %
2021-22	882	50	5.7
2020-21	881	59	6.7
2019-20	920	63	6.8