Hill Country Chronicle

There were two Pacific Islander students enrolled in Gillespie County schools in the 2021-22 school year, 100% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Gillespie County welcomed 3,705 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, Pacific Islander comprised 0.1% of the student body to be the least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 10 schools in Gillespie County, only Fredericksburg High School and Fredericksburg Middle School enrolled any Pacific Islander students, welcoming one student each in the 2021-22 school 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.

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
Fredericksburg High School	0.1	1,017
Fredericksburg Elementary School	0	766
Fredericksburg Middle School	0.1	677
Fredericksburg Primary School	0	539
Harper Elementary School	0	208
Harper High School	0	186
Harper Middle School	0	166
Stonewall Elementary School	0	105
Doss Elementary School	0	24
Alter School	0	17