Waco Reporter

There were 189 Hispanic students enrolled in Valley Mills ISD schools in the 2022-23 school year, 20.4% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Valley Mills ISD schools welcomed 665 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 28.4% of the student body to be one of the most represented ethnicities in the district.

Valley Mills ISD roughly covers schools within Bosque County and has a main office in Valley Mills.

Among the three schools in Valley Mills ISD schools, Valley Mills Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 89 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 %
2022-23	665	189	28.4%
2021-22	620	157	25.3%
2020-21	618	155	25.1%
2019-20	644	158	24.5%