Hill Country Chronicle

There were two American Indian students enrolled in Blanco ISD schools in the 2021-22 school year, the same number as the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Blanco ISD schools welcomed 1,063 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, American Indian students comprised 0.2% of the student body to be one of the least represented ethnicities in the district.

Blanco ISD roughly covers schools within Blanco County and has a main office in Blanco.

Among the three schools in Blanco ISD schools, Blanco Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of American Indian students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of one student.

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 American Indian Students	American Indian students %
2021-22	1,063	2	0.2
2020-21	1,011	2	0.2
2019-20	1,036	2	0.2