Tyler Reporter

There were 756 white students enrolled in Troup ISD schools in the 2021-22 school year, 4.3% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Troup ISD schools welcomed 1,053 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 71.8% of the student body to be one of the most represented ethnicities in the district.

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

Among the three schools in Troup ISD schools, Troup Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 352 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 White Students	White students %
2021-22	1,053	756	71.8
2020-21	1,023	725	70.9
2019-20	1,089	769	70.6