Abilene Times

There were two Pacific Islander students enrolled in Hawley ISD schools in the 2021-22 school year, 100% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Hawley ISD schools welcomed 768 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, Pacific Islander students comprised 0.3% of the student body to be one of the least represented ethnicities in the district.

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

Among the three schools in Hawley ISD schools, Hawley Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Pacific Islander students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of one student.

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 Pacific Islander Students	Pacific Islander students %
2021-22	768	2	0.3
2020-21	780	1	0.1
2019-20	810	2	0.2