Tyler Reporter

There were 192 Hispanic students enrolled in Alto ISD schools in the 2022-23 school year, 8.6% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Alto ISD schools welcomed 536 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 35.8% of the student body to be one of the most represented ethnicities in the district.

Alto ISD roughly covers schools within Cherokee County and has a main office in Alto.

Among the three schools in Alto ISD schools, Alto Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 73 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 Hispanic Students	Hispanic students %
2022-23	536	192	35.8%
2021-22	556	210	37.8%
2020-21	609	210	34.5%
2019-20	631	201	31.9%