Waco Reporter

There were 20 multiracial students enrolled in Axtell ISD schools in the 2021-22 school year, 33.3% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Axtell ISD schools welcomed 758 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, multiracial students comprised 2.6% of the student body to be one of the least represented ethnicities in the district.

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

Among the four schools in Axtell ISD schools, Axtell Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 11 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	758	20	2.6
2020-21	772	15	1.9
2019-20	791	18	2.3