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There were 664 Asian students enrolled in Midland County schools in the 2021-22 school year, 5.9% less 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, Asian comprised 2.2% of the student body to be the fourth least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 46 schools in Midland County, Bush Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 65 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 Asian students enrolment	Total enrollment
Legacy High School	2.5	2,339
Midland High School	0.9	2,323
Abell Junior High School	2.7	1,109
Goddard Junior High School	1.1	1,059
Legacy Freshman High School	1.6	939
Idea Travis Academy	0	929
Barbara Fasken Elementary School	1.1	885
Ralph Bunche Elementary School	1.6	854
Alamo Junior High School	2.4	851
Midland Freshman High School	0.7	851
Greathouse Elementary School	5.5	839
Barbara Yarbrough Elementary School	3.7	832
Greenwood Elementary School	0.1	822
Greenwood High School	0	806
San Jacinto Junior High School	1.1	804
Greenwood Intermediate School	0.1	761
James R. Brooks Middle School	0	700
General Tommy Franks Elementary School	0.7	687
Scharbauer Elementary School	1.1	636
De Zavala Elementary School	1	620
Fannin Elementary School	0.7	598
Long Elementary School	4.3	559
Santa Rita Elementary School	3.9	557
Parker Elementary School	6.9	533
Bush Elementary School	12.7	512
South Elementary School	0	503
James Bowie Fine Arts Academy	0.4	489
Milam Elementary School	0.4	485
Bonham Elementary School	6.2	484
Pease Communications/Technology Academy	0.4	467
Carver Center	13	463
Burnet Elementary School	2	460
Sam Houston Collegiate Preparatory Elementary School	0	455
Emerson Elementary School	1.8	436
Lamar Elementary School	0.9	433
Rusk Elementary School	9.9	392
Henderson Elementary School	1.4	365
Midland Academy Charter School	1.4	363
Washington STEM Academy	4.8	352
Early College High School at Midland College	4.7	342
Jones Elementary School	1.8	339
Young Women's Leadership Academy	4.2	330
Viola M. Coleman High School	0	197
Pre-K Academy at Midland College	1.5	68
Midland Alternative Program	0	18
Barbara Culver Juvenile Detention Center	0	4