Tyler Reporter

There were 147 Asian students enrolled in Whitehouse ISD schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.7% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Whitehouse ISD schools welcomed 4,916 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Asian students comprised 3% of the student body to be one of the least represented ethnicities in the district.

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

Among the seven schools in Whitehouse ISD schools, Whitehouse High School recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 51 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 %
2022-23	4,916	147	3%
2021-22	4,906	148	3%
2020-21	4,818	151	3.1%
2019-20	4,936	158	3.2%