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There were 7 American Indian students enrolled in Whitewright ISD schools in 2022-23 school year

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Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | onestarfoundation.org

Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | onestarfoundation.org

There were seven American Indian students enrolled in Whitewright ISD schools in the 2022-23 school year, 22.2% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Whitewright ISD schools welcomed 788 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, American Indian students comprised 0.9% of the student body to be one of the least represented ethnicities in the district.

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

Among the three schools in Whitewright ISD schools, Whitewright High School recorded the highest enrollment of American Indian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of six 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.

Ethnicities in Whitewright ISD Schools in 2022-23 School Year
White (74.9%)Hispanic (15%)Multiracial (6.1%)Ethnicities < 5% (4%)

Enrollment in Whitewright ISD Schools During the Last 4 years

YearTotal District EnrollmentTotal of American Indian StudentsAmerican Indian students %
2022-2378870.9%
2021-2275591.2%
2020-21743121.6%
2019-20832141.7%

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