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There were 80 American Indian students enrolled in Midland County schools in the 2021-22 school year, 8.1% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Midland County welcomed 29,850 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, American Indian comprised 0.3% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 46 schools in Midland County, Legacy High School recorded the highest enrollment of American Indian students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 10 students.

Education in Texas is often a hot button issue, especially as test scores lag behind other states.

“The problems commonly cited are flaws in the school financing system, relatively low teacher salary, poor test performance by students…dropouts from traditional schools in favor of charter schools…gun violence, and mental health issues," claimed the Texas Almanac.

School name	% of American Indian students enrolment	Total enrollment
Legacy High School	0.4	2,339
Midland High School	0.2	2,323
Abell Junior High School	0.1	1,109
Goddard Junior High School	0.2	1,059
Legacy Freshman High School	0.1	939
Idea Travis Academy	0	929
Barbara Fasken Elementary School	0.2	885
Ralph Bunche Elementary School	0	854
Alamo Junior High School	0.2	851
Midland Freshman High School	0.4	851
Greathouse Elementary School	0.4	839
Barbara Yarbrough Elementary School	0.1	832
Greenwood Elementary School	0.1	822
Greenwood High School	0.4	806
San Jacinto Junior High School	0.1	804
Greenwood Intermediate School	0.4	761
James R. Brooks Middle School	0.6	700
General Tommy Franks Elementary School	1.2	687
Scharbauer Elementary School	0.2	636
De Zavala Elementary School	0	620
Fannin Elementary School	0.3	598
Long Elementary School	0.2	559
Santa Rita Elementary School	0.4	557
Parker Elementary School	0.8	533
Bush Elementary School	0.2	512
South Elementary School	0	503
James Bowie Fine Arts Academy	0	489
Milam Elementary School	0	485
Bonham Elementary School	0.2	484
Pease Communications/Technology Academy	0.9	467
Carver Center	0	463
Burnet Elementary School	0	460
Sam Houston Collegiate Preparatory Elementary School	0.4	455
Emerson Elementary School	0.9	436
Lamar Elementary School	0.2	433
Rusk Elementary School	0.3	392
Henderson Elementary School	0	365
Midland Academy Charter School	0	363
Washington STEM Academy	0.6	352
Early College High School at Midland College	0	342
Jones Elementary School	0.3	339
Young Women's Leadership Academy	0.9	330
Viola M. Coleman High School	0	197
Pre-K Academy at Midland College	0	68
Midland Alternative Program	0	18
Barbara Culver Juvenile Detention Center	0	4