Waco Reporter

There were seven Asian students enrolled in Falls County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 16.7% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Falls County welcomed 2,380 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Asian students comprised 0.3% of the student body to be the third least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the eight schools in Falls County, Marlin Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of three 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.

Underfunding is a frequently cited challenge facing the state's school districts. Per-pupil funding has not increased since 2019, despite inflation rates rising by more than 20% since then.

“As a result, many districts in our very own Central Texas region are being forced to cut back on essential programs, services, consider school closures, and adopt deficit budgets just to provide students with the education that they deserve,” Hutto ISD Trustee James Matlock said.

School name	% of Asian students enrolment	Total enrollment
Chilton School	0.4	553
Marlin Elementary School	0.6	474
Rosebud-Lott Elementary School	0.2	432
Marlin High School	0.4	243
Rosebud-Lott High School	0	220
Marlin Middle School	0	201
Westphalia Elementary School	0	154
Rosebud-Lott Middle School	0	103