North Coastal News

There were 35 American Indian students enrolled in Victoria ISD schools in the 2021-22 school year, 6.1% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Victoria ISD schools welcomed 13,301 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, American Indian students comprised 0.3% of the student body to be one of the least represented ethnicities in the district.

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

Among the 28 schools in Victoria ISD schools, Victoria East High School recorded the highest enrollment of American Indian students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of four 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 American Indian Students	American Indian students %
2021-22	13,301	35	0.3
2020-21	13,479	33	0.2
2019-20	13,846	23	0.2