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Enrollment Analysis: Pacific Islander students comprised 0.1% of Ferris ISD schools' student body in 2021-22 school year

Commissioner of education mike morath 2023

TX Commissioner of Education Mike Morath 2023 | State Board for Education

TX Commissioner of Education Mike Morath 2023 | State Board for Education

There were three Pacific Islander students enrolled in Ferris ISD schools in the 2021-22 school year, 50% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Ferris ISD schools welcomed 2,630 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, Pacific Islander students comprised 0.1% of the student body to be one of the least represented ethnicities in the district.

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

Among the five schools in Ferris ISD schools, Ferris Junior High School recorded the highest enrollment of Pacific Islander students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of two 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.

Ethnicities in Ferris ISD Schools in 2021-22 School Year
Hispanic [73.7%]White [17.7%]African American [6.5%]Ethnicities < 5% [2.1%]

Enrollment in Ferris ISD Schools During the Last 3 years

YearTotal District EnrollmentTotal of Pacific Islander StudentsPacific Islander students %
2021-222,63030.1
2020-212,58620.1
2019-202,68030.1

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