Grayson Times

There were 59 multiracial students enrolled in Bells ISD schools in the 2022-23 school year, 22.9% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Bells ISD schools welcomed 963 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, multiracial students comprised 6.1% of the student body to be one of the most represented ethnicities in the district.

Bells ISD roughly covers schools within Grayson County and has a main office in Bells.

Among the three schools in Bells ISD schools, Bells Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 27 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 Multiracial Students	Multiracial students %
2022-23	963	59	6.1%
2021-22	885	48	5.4%
2020-21	868	39	4.5%
2019-20	885	39	4.4%