Corpus Christi Sun

There were eight multiracial students enrolled in Mathis ISD schools in the 2021-22 school year, 11.1% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Mathis ISD schools welcomed 1,443 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, multiracial students comprised 0.6% of the student body to be one of the least represented ethnicities in the district.

Mathis ISD roughly covers schools within San Patricio County and has a main office in Mathis.

Among the four schools in Mathis ISD schools, Mathis Middle School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of four 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 Multiracial Students	Multiracial students %
2021-22	1,443	8	0.6
2020-21	1,504	9	0.6
2019-20	1,599	8	0.5