Abilene Times

There were 11 African American students enrolled in Anson ISD schools in the 2021-22 school year, 22.2% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Anson ISD schools welcomed 740 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, African American students comprised 1.5% of the student body to be one of the least represented ethnicities in the district.

Anson ISD roughly covers schools within Jones County and has a main office in Anson.

Among the three schools in Anson ISD schools, Anson Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of African American students in the 2021-22 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.

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.

Year	Total District Enrollment	Total of African American Students	African American students %
2021-22	740	11	1.5
2020-21	708	9	1.3
2019-20	726	11	1.5