Waco Reporter

There were 41 Hispanic students enrolled in Aquilla ISD schools in the 2021-22 school year, 17.1% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Aquilla ISD schools welcomed 335 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 12.2% of the student body to be one of the most represented ethnicities in the district.

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

Aquilla School was the only school in the district which enrolled Hispanic students, welcoming 41 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	335	41	12.2
2020-21	319	35	11
2019-20	337	42	12.5