Lubbock Times

There were 530 Hispanic students enrolled in Shallowater ISD schools in the 2021-22 school year, 2.5% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Shallowater ISD schools welcomed 1,746 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 30.4% of the student body to be one of the most represented ethnicities in the district.

Shallowater ISD roughly covers schools within Lubbock County and has a main office in Shallowater.

Among the six schools in Shallowater ISD schools, Shallowater Middle School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 165 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 Hispanic Students	Hispanic students %
2021-22	1,746	530	30.4
2020-21	1,682	517	30.7
2019-20	1,688	498	29.5