Tyler Reporter

There were 907 Hispanic students enrolled in Wills Point ISD schools in the 2022-23 school year, 16.9% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Wills Point ISD schools welcomed 2,765 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 32.8% of the student body to be one of the most represented ethnicities in the district.

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

Among the five schools in Wills Point ISD schools, Wills Point High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 251 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	2,765	907	32.8%
2021-22	2,635	776	29.4%
2020-21	2,467	681	27.6%
2019-20	2,565	682	26.6%