Waco Reporter

There were 38 Hispanic students enrolled in Blum ISD schools in the 2022-23 school year, 5.6% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Blum ISD schools welcomed 338 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 11.2% of the student body to be one of the most represented ethnicities in the district.

Blum ISD roughly covers schools within Hill County and has a main office in Blum.

Blum ISD was the only school in the district which enrolled Hispanic students, welcoming 38 students in the 2022-23 school year.

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	338	38	11.2%
2021-22	344	36	10.5%
2020-21	365	42	11.5%
2019-20	369	42	11.4%