Waco Reporter

There were 128 Hispanic students enrolled in Mart ISD schools in the 2022-23 school year, 14.3% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Mart ISD schools welcomed 588 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 21.8% of the student body to be one of the most represented ethnicities in the district.

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

Among the two schools in Mart ISD schools, Mart Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 81 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	588	128	21.8%
2021-22	533	112	21%
2020-21	541	119	22%
2019-20	518	111	21.4%