Laredo Times

There were two Multiracial students enrolled in Zapata County schools in the 2021-22 school year, 100% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Zapata County welcomed 3,287 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, Multiracial comprised 0.1% of the student body to be the least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the six schools in Zapata County, Fidel and Andrea R. Villarreal Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Multiracial 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.

School name	% of multi-racial students enrolment	Total enrollment
Zapata High School	0	987
Zapata Middle School	0	808
Zapata North Elementary School	0	534
Zapata South Elementary School	0	467
Fidel and Andrea R. Villarreal Elementary School	0.5	427
Benavides Elementary School	0	64