Tyler Reporter

There were 309 Hispanic students enrolled in Rains County schools in the 2021-22 school year, 1.9% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Rains County welcomed 1,729 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, Hispanic comprised 17.9% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the four schools in Rains County, Rains Junior High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 82 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.

School name	% of Hispanic students enrolment	Total enrollment
Rains High School	16.5	472
Rains Elementary School	16.2	445
Rains Junior High School	18.9	433
Rains Intermediate School	20.3	379