Tyler Reporter

There were 64 African American students enrolled in Van ISD schools in the 2021-22 school year, the same number as the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Van ISD schools welcomed 2,373 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, African American students comprised 2.7% of the student body to be one of the least represented ethnicities in the district.

Van ISD roughly covers schools within Van Zandt County and has a main office in Van.

Among the five schools in Van ISD schools, Van High School recorded the highest enrollment of African American students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 23 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 African American Students	African American students %
2021-22	2,373	64	2.7
2020-21	2,354	64	2.7
2019-20	2,395	66	2.8