Amarillo Gazette

There were three Asian students enrolled in Panhandle ISD schools in the 2021-22 school year, the same number as the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Panhandle ISD schools welcomed 664 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, Asian students comprised 0.5% of the student body to be one of the least represented ethnicities in the district.

Panhandle ISD roughly covers schools within Carson County and has a main office in Panhandle.

Among the three schools in Panhandle ISD schools, Panhandle Junior High School recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of two 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 Asian Students	Asian students %
2021-22	664	3	0.5
2020-21	669	3	0.4
2019-20	669	2	0.3