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There were seven Pacific Islander students enrolled in Howard County schools in the 2021-22 school year, 600% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Howard County welcomed 5,489 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, Pacific Islander comprised 0.1% of the student body to be the least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 13 schools in Howard County, Big Spring High School recorded the highest enrollment of Pacific Islander 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 Pacific Islander students enrolment	Total enrollment
Big Spring High School	0.3	1,100
Big Spring Junior High School	0.2	575
Coahoma Elementary School	0	547
Big Spring Intermediate School	0.2	534
Moss Elementary School	0	473
Forsan High School	0	400
Forsan Elementary School	0	369
Marcy Elementary School	0.3	353
Coahoma Junior High School	0	279
Washington Elementary School	0.4	264
Coahoma High School	0	260
Goliad Elementary School	0	243
Kentwood Elementary School	0	92