Melissa ISD schools Education: 37 American Indian students were enrolled in schools in 2022-23 school year

Texas State Board Of Education Secretary Pat Hardy (2024) | twitter.com/pathardy

There were 37 American Indian students enrolled in Melissa ISD schools in the 2022-23 school year, 27.6% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Melissa ISD schools welcomed 5,654 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, American Indian students comprised 0.7% of the student body to be one of the least represented ethnicities in the district.

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

Among the six schools in Melissa ISD schools, Melissa High School recorded the highest enrollment of American Indian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of nine students.

Education in Texas is often a hot button issue, especially as test scores lag behind other states.

"The problems commonly cited are flaws in the school financing system, relatively low teacher salary, poor test performance by students... dropouts from traditional schools in favor of charter schools... gun violence, and mental health issues," claimed the Texas Almanac.

Year	Total District Enrollment	Total of American Indian Students	American Indian students %
2022-23	5,654	37	0.7%
2021-22	4,874	29	0.6%
2020-21	4,104	24	0.6%
2019-20	3,580	28	0.8%