Tyler Reporter

There were 658 white students enrolled in ARP ISD schools in the 2022-23 school year, 11.1% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that ARP ISD schools welcomed 985 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 66.8% of the student body to be one of the most 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 white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 316 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 %
2022-23	985	658	66.8%
2021-22	924	592	64.1%
2020-21	876	587	67%
2019-20	889	609	68.5%