West Texas News

There were 43 white students enrolled in Loraine ISD schools in the 2021-22 school year, 6.5% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Loraine ISD schools welcomed 135 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 31.9% of the student body to be one of the most represented ethnicities in the district.

Loraine ISD roughly covers schools within Mitchell County and has a main office in Loraine.

Loraine School was the only school in the district which enrolled white students, welcoming 43 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 White Students	White students %
2021-22	135	43	31.9
2020-21	143	46	32.2
2019-20	158	51	32.3