Abilene Times

There were 1,454 Asian students enrolled in Taylor County schools in the 2021-22 school year, 0.6% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Taylor County welcomed 37,417 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, Asian comprised 3.9% of the student body to be the third least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 79 schools in Taylor County, Founders Classical Academy - Frisco recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 264 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.

School name	% of Asian students enrolment	Total enrollment
Abilene High School	1.2	2,027
Cooper High School	2.1	1,757
Wylie High School	3.4	1,358
Wylie East Elementary School	1.6	935
Founders Classical Academy	20.2	932
Wylie West Junior High School	2.8	888
Founders Classical Academy - Frisco	30.2	874
Mann Middle School	0.1	864
Founders Classical Academy of Flower Mound	21.4	860
Craig Middle School	0.8	834
Madison Middle School	0.6	826
Long Early Learning Center	1	791
Clack Middle School	2.4	720
Wylie East Junior High School	2.1	715
Founders Classical Academy of Mesquite	0.7	707
Founders Classical Academy of Leander	4.8	706
Austin Elementary School	0.4	681
Founders Classical Academy of Schertz	1.2	669
Taylor Elementary School	2	661
Purcell Elementary School	0.2	638
Ischool Virtual Academy of Texas	2.9	624
Dyess Elementary School	0.8	595
Tyler Classical Academy	4.8	588
Founders Classical Academy- Carrollton	13.3	579
Merkel Elementary School	0	531
Bassetti Elementary School	2.5	513
Founders Classical Academy Corinth	6.7	510
Ortiz Elementary School	0	508
Ward Elementary School	4.2	498
Bowie Elementary School	0.4	494
Bonham Elementary School	0.6	493
Alcorta Elementary School	1.3	473
Amarillo Collegiate Academy	1.5	461
Martinez Elementary School	0	459
Jim Ned High School	0.5	434
Stafford Elementary School	0.7	431
Wylie West Elementary School	3.1	426
Founders Classical Academy Corinth - Upper School	7.4	417
Wylie West Intermediate School	3.8	417
Ischool Lewisville (6-12 Campus)	9.2	402
Huntsville Classical Academy	2.1	385
Lawn Elementary School	0	384
Buffalo Gap Elementary School	0	382
Jim Ned Middle School	0	378
Wylie West Early Childhood Center	3.8	369
Coppell Classical Academy	19	368
Thomas Elementary School	1.1	368
Mainland Preparatory Academy	0	360
Vista Academy of the Woodlands	5	357
Academy for Technology Engineering Math & Science	2.9	350
Vista Academy of Garland	1.1	350
Quest Collegiate Academy - Shenandoah	2.4	340
Merkel High School	0	327
Westchase Classical Academy	1.2	327
Fallbrook Academy	0.6	316
Ischool High at University Park	15.2	316
El Paso Classical Academy	0	294
Classical Academy - Permian Basin	0.3	286
Ischool High at the Woodlands	3.2	278
Vista Academy of Humble	1.2	257
Clay Classical Academy	0	254
Merkel Middle School	0	227
Vista Academy of Pasadena	0	204
Denton Classical Academy	2.6	192
Vista Academy of Beaumont	2.8	179
Woodson Center for Excellence	1.1	175
Eastex-Jensen Classical Academy	0	164
Quest Collegiate Academy - Crockett	0.7	145
Quest Collegiate Academy - Jasper	1.4	139
Trent Independent School District	0	138
Vista Academy of Austin-Mueller	3.6	137
Ischool Lewisville (K-5 Campus)	9	133
Quest Collegiate Academy-McAllen	1.9	103
DAEP	0	66
Day Nursery of Abilene	0	53
Juvenile Detention Center	0	9
Oceans Behavioral Health	0	5
Taylor County Learning Center	0	4
Taylor County Learning Center	0	2