Abilene Times

There were 62 multiracial students enrolled in Sweetwater ISD schools in the 2021-22 school year, 10.1% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Sweetwater ISD schools welcomed 2,054 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, multiracial students comprised 3% of the student body to be one of the least represented ethnicities in the district.

Sweetwater ISD roughly covers schools within Nolan County and has a main office in Sweetwater.

Among the six schools in Sweetwater ISD schools, Sweetwater High School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 16 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 Multiracial Students	Multiracial students %
2021-22	2,054	62	3
2020-21	2,083	69	3.3
2019-20	2,138	55	2.6