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There were 75 American Indian students enrolled in Ector County schools in the 2021-22 school year, 4.2% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Ector County welcomed 33,819 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, American Indian comprised 0.2% of the student body to be the least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 45 schools in Ector County, Permian High School recorded the highest enrollment of American Indian students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 16 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
Odessa High School	0.2	3,914
Permian High School	0.4	3,734
Nimitz Middle School	0.3	1,429
Compass Academy Charter School	0.2	1,371
Ector College Prep Success Academy	0.1	1,351
Wilson & Young Medal of Honor Middle School	0.4	1,250
Bowie Middle School	0.1	1,013
Crockett Middle School	0.3	999
Bonham Middle School	0.1	970
Murry Fly Elementary School	0.1	947
Lee Buice Elementary School	0.2	837
Edward K. Downing Elementary School	0.5	833
Barbara Jordan Elementary School	0.5	779
Utpb STEM Academy	0.4	763
Lauro Cavazos Elementary School	0	658
G. E. 'Buddy' West Elementary School	0.2	652
Elementary Magnet at Milam Elementary School	0.3	622
Elementary Magnet at Reagan Elementary School	0	607
Elementary Magnet at Blackshear	0.2	602
Cameron Dual Language Magnet	0	582
L. B. Johnson Elementary School	0	576
Goliad Elementary School	0.2	572
Pease Elementary School	0.2	557
Austin Montessori Magnet	0	512
Blanton Elementary School	0.4	506
Gonzales Elementary School	0	478
San Jacinto Elementary School	0	473
Noel Elementary School	0.2	445
George H. W. Bush New Tech Odessa	0.2	440
Ireland Elementary School	0	436
Burleson Elementary School	0	435
Lamar Early Ee-Kg	0	432
Elementary Magnet at Hays	0	415
Burnet Elementary School	0.2	414
Elementary Magnet at Zavala	0	391
Ross Elementary School	0.5	382
Dowling Elementary School	0	377
Odessa Collegiate Academy Early College High School	0	372
Sam Houston Elementary School	0	357
Odessa Career and Technical Early College High School	0	348
Gale Pond Alamo Elementary School	0	346
Carver Early Ee-Kg	1	313
Elementary Magnet at Travis	0	286
Alter Education Center	0	31
Ector County Youth Center	0	12