Tyler Reporter

White students made up the largest ethnic group in Rains County schools in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 1,754 students attending Rains County schools, 71.7% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 19.4% of the total enrollment.

In the previous school year, white students also made up the largest ethnic group in Rains County, comprising 74.3% of the student body.

Rains Elementary School and Rains Intermediate School had the most diverse student body in Rains County, including white, American Indian, Black, Asian, Hispanic, Pacific Islander, and multiracial.

In the 2022-23 school year, total public school enrollment in the county increased by 1.4% when compared to the previous year.

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.

Underfunding is a frequently cited challenge facing the state's school district. Per-pupil funding has not increased since 2019, despite inflation rates rising by more than 20% since then.

School name	Most prevalent ethnic group	Percent of Total Student Body	Total enrollment
Rains Elementary School	White	72.1%	437
Rains High School	White	71.4%	507
Rains Intermediate School	White	70.4%	385
Rains Junior High School	White	72.9%	425