Waco Reporter

There were 980 Hispanic students enrolled in Bosque County schools in the 2021-22 school year, 2% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Bosque County welcomed 2,801 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, Hispanic comprised 35% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 13 schools in Bosque County, Clifton Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 189 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.

School name	% of Hispanic students enrolment	Total enrollment
Clifton Elementary School	39	485
Clifton High School	32.7	300
Valley Mills Elementary School	23.9	297
Clifton Middle School	38.8	240
Meridian High School	34.4	209
Valley Mills High School	26.2	187
Meridian Elementary School	39.7	184
Kopperl School	8.9	179
Walnut Springs School	62.9	178
Morgan School	61.2	139
Valley Mills Junior High School	27.2	136
Iredell School	31.9	135
Cranfills Gap School	31.8	132