Abilene Times

There were 103 Hispanic students enrolled in Albany ISD schools in the 2022-23 school year, 15.7% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Albany ISD schools welcomed 498 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 20.7% of the student body to be one of the most represented ethnicities in the district.

Albany ISD roughly covers schools within Shackelford County and has a main office in Albany.

Among the two schools in Albany ISD schools, Nancy Smith Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 68 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 Hispanic Students	Hispanic students %
2022-23	498	103	20.7%
2021-22	510	89	17.5%
2020-21	503	78	15.5%
2019-20	522	83	15.9%