Houston Republic

The majority of students in Travis County districts were Hispanic in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 195,324 students attending Travis County district schools, 55% were Hispanic. White students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 24.7% of Travis County districts' students.

In the previous school year, Hispanic students still were the most common group in Travis County districts, representing 55.1% of the student body.

Nyos Charter School had the most even distribution of races among county districts, with 36.1% white students, 30.4% Hispanic students, 14.4% Black students, 13.6% Asian students, 5.2% Multi-racial students, 0.1% American Indian students, and 0.1% Pacific Islander students.

In the 2021-22 school year, the total number of students enrolled in school districts in the county increased 1.5% compared to the previous year.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Travis County.

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.

Education in Texas is often a hot button issue, especially as test scores lag behind other states.

“The problems commonly cited are flaws in the school financing system, relatively low teacher salary, poor test performance by students…dropouts from traditional schools in favor of charter schools…gun violence, and mental health issues,” claimed the Texas Almanac.

District	Most prevalent ethnic group	Percent of Total Student Body	Total enrollment
Austin Achieve Public Schools	Hispanic	87.2%	2,312
Austin Discovery School	white	67.9%	430
Austin ISD	Hispanic	54.4%	74,602
Cedars International Academy	Hispanic	81.7%	496
Chaparral Star Academy	white	45.8%	354
Del Valle ISD	Hispanic	83.7%	11,078
Eanes ISD	white	64.6%	7,834
Elgin ISD	Hispanic	75.8%	4,996
Harmony Science Academy (Austin)	Hispanic	52.3%	4,225
Kipp Texas Public Schools	Hispanic	68.5%	32,321
Lago Vista ISD	white	65.4%	1,808
Lake Travis ISD	white	65.9%	11,345
Manor ISD	Hispanic	65.5%	9,270
Montessori for All	Hispanic	46.2%	470
Nyos Charter School	white	36.1%	1,422
Pflugerville ISD	Hispanic	48.5%	25,486
Promesa Public Schools	Hispanic	91.7%	1,018
Texas Empowerment Academy	Black	86.2%	413
The Excel Center (for Adults)	Hispanic	55.9%	923
University of Texas Elementary Charter School	Hispanic	65.9%	302
University of Texas University Charter School	white	47.9%	532
University of Texas at Austin High School	white	42%	666
Valor Public Schools	white	58.8%	1,378
Wayside Schools	Hispanic	81.7%	1,643