Tyler Reporter

There were three Pacific Islander students enrolled in Rains County schools in the 2021-22 school year, 200% more 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, Pacific Islander comprised 0.2% of the student body to be the least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the four schools in Rains County, Rains Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Pacific Islander students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of two 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 Pacific Islander students enrolment	Total enrollment
Rains High School	0.2	472
Rains Elementary School	0.4	445
Rains Junior High School	0	433
Rains Intermediate School	0	379