Tyler Reporter

There were 51 American Indian students enrolled in Tyler ISD schools in the 2022-23 school year, 8.5% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Tyler ISD schools welcomed 18,328 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, American Indian students comprised 0.3% 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 25 schools in Tyler ISD schools, Tyler Legacy High School recorded the highest enrollment of American Indian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of seven 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 American Indian Students	American Indian students %
2022-23	18,328	51	0.3%
2021-22	18,148	47	0.3%
2020-21	17,721	52	0.3%
2019-20	18,260	53	0.3%