NW Houston News

There were 101 American Indian students enrolled in Walker County schools in the 2021-22 school year, 32.9% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Walker County welcomed 16,749 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, American Indian comprised 0.6% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 17 schools in Walker County, Texas Online Preparatory Middle School recorded the highest enrollment of American Indian students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 28 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
Texas Online Preparatory Elementary School	0.7	4,009
Texas Online Preparatory Middle School	0.9	3,202
Texas Online Preparatory High School	0.8	2,184
Huntsville High School	0.4	1,753
Mance Park Middle School	0.2	897
Huntsville Intermediate School	0.6	809
Huntsville Elementary School	0.6	630
Scott Johnson Elementary School	0.3	616
Stewart Elementary School	0.5	443
Samuel Houston Elementary School	0	435
Sam Houston State University Charter School	0.2	432
Gibbs Pre-K Center	0.3	314
New Waverly High School	1	314
New Waverly Elementary School	0	291
New Waverly Junior High School	0.4	239
New Waverly Intermediate School	0	152
Thomas Buzbee Vocational School	0	29