Tyler Reporter

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

Data showed that ARP ISD schools welcomed 924 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, Asian students comprised 0.4% of the student body to be one of the least represented ethnicities in the district.

ARP ISD roughly covers schools within Smith County and has a main office in Arp.

Among the three schools in ARP ISD schools, Arp Elementary 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	924	4	0.4
2020-21	876	4	0.5
2019-20	889	3	0.3