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There were 73 American Indian students enrolled in Ector County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 5.2% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Ector County welcomed 35,656 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, American Indian students comprised 0.2% of the student body to be the least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 50 schools in Ector County, Permian High School recorded the highest enrollment of American Indian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 16 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
Permian High School	0.4	3,978
Odessa High School	0.2	3,874
Compass Academy Charter School	0.3	1,399
Ector College Prep Success Academy	0.1	1,384
Nimitz Middle School	0.3	1,303
Wilson & Young Medal of Honor Middle School	0.4	1,245
Crockett Middle School	0.1	1,036
Murry Fly Elementary School	0.1	998
Bowie Middle School	0.2	914
Bonham Middle School	0.1	867
Barbara Jordan Elementary School	0.2	854
Lee Buice Elementary School	0.4	843
Edward K. Downing Elementary School	0	817
Lauro Cavazos Elementary School	0	680
G. E. 'Buddy' West Elementary School	0	680
Elementary Magnet at Blackshear	0.3	672
Elementary Magnet at Milam Elementary School	0.5	642
Elementary Magnet at Reagan Elementary School	0	625
Cameron Dual Language Magnet	0	613
Goliad Elementary School	0.2	606
Pease Elementary School	0	589
Austin Montessori Magnet	0	537
L. B. Johnson Elementary School	0.2	517
Harmony Science Academy - Odessa	0.2	516
Blanton Elementary School	0.4	502
Gonzales Elementary School	0.4	497
Lamar Early Ee-Kg	0.2	491
Idea Yukon Academy	0.2	475
George H. W. Bush New Tech Odessa	0.2	460
Elementary Magnet at Hays	0	460
Noel Elementary School	0.2	451
Elementary Magnet at Zavala	0.2	448
Ireland Elementary School	0	446
Dowling Elementary School	0	440
Odessa Collegiate Academy Early College High School	0.2	429
Burleson Elementary School	0	413
Ross Elementary School	0.2	408
San Jacinto Elementary School	0	396
Sam Houston Elementary School	0	392
Burnet Elementary School	0.3	389
Carver Early Ee-Kg	0.3	363
Richard Milburn Academy Odessa	0	360
Odessa Career and Technical Early College High School	0.3	358
Gale Pond Alamo Elementary School	0	317
Elementary Magnet at Travis	0	300
Idea Yukon College Preparatory	0.4	244
The Odessa Y Learning Center	0.5	192
Alter Education Center	0.8	129
Premier High School Odessa	0	89
Ector County Youth Center	5.6	18