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There were 43 Pacific Islander students enrolled in Midland County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 7.5% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Midland County welcomed 32,619 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Pacific Islander students comprised 0.1% of the student body to be the least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 48 schools in Midland County, Goddard Junior High School, Long Elementary School, and Midland High School recorded the highest enrollment of Pacific Islander 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 Pacific Islander students enrolment	Total enrollment
Legacy High School	0.1	2,504
Midland High School	0.2	2,492
Abell Junior High School	0	1,095
Idea Travis Academy	0	1,041
Goddard Junior High School	0.5	1,024
Ralph Bunche Elementary School	0.1	974
Legacy Freshman High School	0.1	970
Greathouse Elementary School	0	905
Midland Freshman High School	0.2	887
Barbara Fasken Elementary School	0	886
Alamo Junior High School	0.1	865
San Jacinto Junior High School	0	829
General Tommy Franks Elementary School	0	825
Greenwood High School	0.1	808
Greenwood Elementary School	0	795
Greenwood Intermediate School	0	781
James R. Brooks Middle School	0	756
Barbara Yarbrough Elementary School	0	750
Texas Leadership of Midland	0	713
De Zavala Elementary School	0	703
Scharbauer Elementary School	0	696
Long Elementary School	0.7	667
Bonham Elementary School	0.3	640
South Elementary School	0.2	607
Fannin Elementary School	0	603
Santa Rita Elementary School	0.7	596
Parker Elementary School	0	567
Bush Elementary School	0.2	549
James Bowie Fine Arts Academy	0	501
Burnet Elementary School	0	500
Pease Communications/Technology Academy	0	498
Lamar Elementary School	0.6	497
Henderson Elementary School	0.2	491
Emerson Elementary School	0.4	489
Carver Center	0	488
Sam Houston Collegiate Preparatory Elementary School	0	469
Jones Elementary School	0.2	448
Milam Elementary School	0	442
Rusk Elementary School	0	413
Midland Academy Charter School	0	385
Young Women's Leadership Academy	0	358
Early College High School at Midland College	0	339
Classical Academy - Permian Basin	1.6	248
Viola M. Coleman High School	0	151
Premier High School of Midland	0.7	147
Richard Milburn Academy Midland South	0	145
Pre-K Academy at Midland College	0	68
Midland Alternative Program	0	14