Amarillo Gazette

There were 56 Hispanic students enrolled in White Deer ISD schools in the 2022-23 school year, 5.1% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that White Deer ISD schools welcomed 334 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 16.8% of the student body to be one of the most represented ethnicities in the district.

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

Among the two schools in White Deer ISD schools, White Deer Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 32 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 Hispanic Students	Hispanic students %
2022-23	334	56	16.8%
2021-22	339	59	17.4%
2020-21	373	63	16.9%
2019-20	363	60	16.5%