Waco Reporter

There were 332 Hispanic students enrolled in Itasca ISD schools in the 2021-22 school year, 1.5% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Itasca ISD schools welcomed 628 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 52.9% of the student body to be one of the most represented ethnicities in the district.

Itasca ISD roughly covers schools within Hill County and has a main office in Itasca.

Among the three schools in Itasca ISD schools, Itasca Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 165 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 Hispanic Students	Hispanic students %
2021-22	628	332	52.9
2020-21	616	327	53.1
2019-20	652	312	47.9