Panhandle Times

There were 106 white students enrolled in Kress ISD schools in the 2022-23 school year, 12.8% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Kress ISD schools welcomed 279 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 38% of the student body to be one of the most represented ethnicities in the district.

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

Among the two schools in Kress ISD schools, Kress Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 54 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 White Students	White students %
2022-23	279	106	38%
2021-22	271	94	34.7%
2020-21	277	101	36.5%
2019-20	283	94	33.2%