Longview Times

There were 21 American Indian students enrolled in Gilmer ISD schools in the 2022-23 school year, 31.3% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Gilmer ISD schools welcomed 2,825 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, American Indian students comprised 0.7% of the student body to be one of the least represented ethnicities in the district.

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

Among the four schools in Gilmer ISD schools, Gilmer Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of American Indian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of eight students.

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 %
2022-23	2,825	21	0.7%
2021-22	2,678	16	0.6%
2020-21	2,510	14	0.6%
2019-20	2,585	17	0.7%