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There were four American Indian students enrolled in Fayette County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 33.3% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Fayette County welcomed 3,787 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, American Indian students comprised 0.1% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 11 schools in Fayette County, only La Grange Elementary School and La Grange Middle School enrolled any American Indian students, welcoming two students each in the 2022-23 school year.

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 American Indian students enrolment	Total enrollment
La Grange Elementary School	0.2	998
La Grange High School	0	585
Schulenburg Secondary	0	411
Flatonia Secondary	0	350
Fayetteville Schools	0	302
La Grange Middle School	0.7	300
Flatonia Elementary School	0	297
Schulenburg Elementary School	0	276
Round Top-Carmine Elementary School	0	142
Round Top-Carmine High School	0	112
Whispering Hills Achievement Center	0	14