Longview Times

There were 57 African American students enrolled in Laneville ISD schools in the 2021-22 school year, 12.3% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Laneville ISD schools welcomed 156 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, African American students comprised 36.5% of the student body to be one of the most represented ethnicities in the district.

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

Laneville School was the only school in the district which enrolled African American students, welcoming 57 students 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.

Year	Total District Enrollment	Total of African American Students	African American students %
2021-22	156	57	36.5
2020-21	163	65	39.9
2019-20	160	75	46.9