West Houston News

There were 28 American Indian students enrolled in Waller County schools in the 2021-22 school year, 6.7% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Waller County welcomed 12,547 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, American Indian comprised 0.2% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 16 schools in Waller County, Waller High School recorded the highest enrollment of American Indian students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of nine 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.

School name	% of American Indian students enrolment	Total enrollment
Waller High School	0.4	2,442
Schultz Junior High School	0.2	1,073
Evelyn Turlington Elementary School	0.3	1,010
Waller Junior High School	0.7	946
Roberts Road Elementary School	0	914
Hempstead Elementary School	0	795
Royal High School	0.3	774
Royal Elementary School	0	707
H. T. Jones Elementary School	0.1	690
I. T. Holleman Elementary School	0.2	666
Fields Store Elementary School	0.2	645
Royal Junior High School	0.2	627
Royal Early Childhood Center	0.2	467
Hempstead High School	0	442
Hempstead Middle School	0	341
Hempstead Alternative Learning Center	0	8