Waco Reporter

There were 237 Hispanic students enrolled in West ISD schools in the 2021-22 school year, 0.4% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that West ISD schools welcomed 1,239 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 19.1% of the student body to be one of the most represented ethnicities in the district.

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

Among the four schools in West ISD schools, West Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 108 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	1,239	237	19.1
2020-21	1,264	238	18.8
2019-20	1,340	257	19.2