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Enrollment Analysis: white students comprised 77% of Rising Star ISD schools' student body in 2021-22 school year

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TX Commissioner of Education Mike Morath 2023 | State Board for Education

TX Commissioner of Education Mike Morath 2023 | State Board for Education

There were 147 white students enrolled in Rising Star ISD schools in the 2021-22 school year, 2.8% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Rising Star ISD schools welcomed 191 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 77% of the student body to be one of the most represented ethnicities in the district.

Rising Star ISD roughly covers schools within Eastland County and has a main office in Rising Star.

Among the two schools in Rising Star ISD schools, Rising Star Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 85 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 Rising Star ISD Schools in 2021-22 School Year
White [77%]Hispanic [19.9%]Ethnicities < 5% [3.1%]

Enrollment in Rising Star ISD Schools During the Last 3 years

YearTotal District EnrollmentTotal of White StudentsWhite students %
2021-2219114777
2020-2118614376.9
2019-2016712172.5

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