Waco Reporter

There were 14 African American students enrolled in Axtell ISD schools in the 2022-23 school year, 16.7% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Axtell ISD schools welcomed 836 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, African American students comprised 1.7% of the student body to be one of the least represented ethnicities in the district.

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

Among the five schools in Axtell ISD schools, Waco Center for Youth recorded the highest enrollment of African American students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of seven 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	836	14	1.7%
2021-22	758	12	1.6%
2020-21	772	16	2.1%
2019-20	791	16	2%