Waco Reporter

There were 64 African American students enrolled in Rosebud-Lott ISD schools in the 2022-23 school year, the same number as the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Rosebud-Lott ISD schools welcomed 755 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, African American students comprised 8.5% of the student body to be one of the most represented ethnicities in the district.

Rosebud-Lott ISD roughly covers schools within Falls County and has a main office in Lott.

Among the three schools in Rosebud-Lott ISD schools, Rosebud-Lott Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of African American students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 31 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 African American Students	African American students %
2022-23	755	64	8.5%
2021-22	720	64	8.9%
2020-21	689	69	10%
2019-20	684	79	11.5%