Waco Reporter

There were 1,380 white students enrolled in Lorena ISD schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Lorena ISD schools welcomed 1,807 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 76.4% of the student body to be one of the most represented ethnicities in the district.

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

Among the five schools in Lorena ISD schools, Lorena High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 383 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 White Students	White students %
2022-23	1,807	1,380	76.4%
2021-22	1,766	1,367	77.4%
2020-21	1,741	1,354	77.8%
2019-20	1,752	1,361	77.7%