Far West Texas News

There were nine Multiracial students enrolled in Brewster County schools in the 2021-22 school year, the same number as in the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Brewster County welcomed 1,151 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, Multiracial comprised 0.8% of the student body to be the third least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the six schools in Brewster County, Alpine High School recorded the highest enrollment of Multiracial students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of three students each.

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.

School name	% of multi-racial students enrolment	Total enrollment
Alpine Elementary School	0.5	382
Alpine High School	1	314
Alpine Middle School	0.7	278
Big Bend High School	1.8	111
Marathon Independent School District	0	57
San Vicente Elementary School	0	9