Waco Reporter

There were 26 multiracial students enrolled in Riesel ISD schools in the 2021-22 school year, 36.8% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Riesel ISD schools welcomed 623 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, multiracial students comprised 4.2% of the student body to be one of the least represented ethnicities in the district.

Riesel ISD roughly covers schools within McLennan County and has a main office in Riesel.

Among the two schools in Riesel ISD schools, Foster Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 15 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 Multiracial Students	Multiracial students %
2021-22	623	26	4.2
2020-21	648	19	2.9
2019-20	652	18	2.8