Tyler Reporter

There were 15 multiracial students enrolled in Fruitvale ISD schools in the 2022-23 school year, 34.8% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Fruitvale ISD schools welcomed 398 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, multiracial students comprised 3.8% of the student body to be one of the least represented ethnicities in the district.

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

Among the three schools in Fruitvale ISD schools, Hallie Randall Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of eight 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 Multiracial Students	Multiracial students %
2022-23	398	15	3.8%
2021-22	428	23	5.4%
2020-21	430	23	5.3%
2019-20	429	18	4.2%