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Enrollment Analysis: Asian students comprised 0.4% of Overton ISD schools' student body in 2021-22 school year

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TX Commissioner of Education Mike Morath 2023 | State Board for Education

TX Commissioner of Education Mike Morath 2023 | State Board for Education

There were two Asian students enrolled in Overton ISD schools in the 2021-22 school year, 100% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Overton ISD schools welcomed 474 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, Asian students comprised 0.4% of the student body to be one of the least represented ethnicities in the district.

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

Overton High School was the only school in the district which enrolled Asian students, welcoming two 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.

Ethnicities in Overton ISD Schools in 2021-22 School Year
White [70.5%]African American [11.2%]Hispanic [10.8%]Multiracial [6.1%]Ethnicities < 5% [1.4%]

Enrollment in Overton ISD Schools During the Last 3 years

YearTotal District EnrollmentTotal of Asian StudentsAsian students %
2021-2247420.4
2020-2147710.2
2019-2050430.6

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