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There were 11 Asian students enrolled in Gaines County schools in the 2022-23 school year, the same number as in the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Gaines County welcomed 3,673 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Asian students comprised 0.3% of the student body to be the third least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the eight schools in Gaines County, Seminole Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of five 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.

Underfunding is a frequently cited challenge facing the state's school districts. Per-pupil funding has not increased since 2019, despite inflation rates rising by more than 20% since then.

“As a result, many districts in our very own Central Texas region are being forced to cut back on essential programs, services, consider school closures, and adopt deficit budgets just to provide students with the education that they deserve,” Hutto ISD Trustee James Matlock said.

School name	% of Asian students enrolment	Total enrollment
Seminole High School	0.4	784
Seminole Junior High School	0.1	675
Young Elementary School	0	592
Seagraves Schools	0	505
Seminole Primary School	0.4	462
Seminole Elementary School	1.1	449
Loop School	0	157
Seminole Success Center	0	49