Tyler Reporter

There were 248 Asian students enrolled in Tyler ISD schools in the 2021-22 school year, 3.3% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Tyler ISD schools welcomed 18,148 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, Asian students comprised 1.4% of the student body to be one of the least represented ethnicities in the district.

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

Among the 26 schools in Tyler ISD schools, Tyler Legacy High School recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 71 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	18,148	248	1.4
2020-21	17,721	240	1.4
2019-20	18,260	259	1.4