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There were 54 Hispanic students enrolled in Blanket ISD schools in the 2021-22 school year, 6.9% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Blanket ISD schools welcomed 147 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 36.7% of the student body to be one of the least represented ethnicities in the district.

Blanket ISD roughly covers schools within Brown County and has a main office in Blanket.

Blanket School was the only school in the district which enrolled Hispanic students, welcoming 54 students in the 2021-22 school year.

Education in Texas is often a hot button issue, especially as test scores lag behind other states.

"The problems commonly cited are flaws in the school financing system, relatively low teacher salary, poor test performance by students... dropouts from traditional schools in favor of charter schools... gun violence, and mental health issues," claimed the Texas Almanac.

Year	Total District Enrollment	Total of Hispanic Students	Hispanic students %
2021-22	147	54	36.7
2020-21	143	58	40.6
2019-20	143	44	30.8