El Paso Standard

There were 71 American Indian students enrolled in Socorro ISD schools in the 2021-22 school year, 7.8% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Socorro ISD schools welcomed 47,278 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, American Indian students comprised 0.2% of the student body to be one of the least represented ethnicities in the district.

Socorro ISD roughly covers schools within El Paso County and has a main office in El Paso.

Among the 50 schools in Socorro ISD schools, Socorro High School recorded the highest enrollment of American Indian students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 11 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	47,278	71	0.2
2020-21	47,061	77	0.2
2019-20	47,575	83	0.2