Ft Worth Times

Idea Public Schools had the highest enrollment among Tarrant County districts, welcoming 74,217 students during the 2022-23 academic year, according to the Texas Education Agency report.

Out of the total students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 50.5% of them were boys, and 49.5% were girls.

Data also showed that most of the students were Hispanic, representing 86.0% of the Idea Public Schools total enrollment.

Among the 38 districts in Tarrant County, Fort Worth ISD ranked second in enrollment numbers with 72,783 students, while Arlington ISD welcomed 56,167 students and ranked third in the 2022-23 school year.

Idea Public Schools roughly covers schools within Tarrant County with its main office in Weslaco.

In the previous school year, Fort Worth ISD had the highest number of students among Tarrant County districts.

The Texas education system is currently torn between public schools and taxpayer-funded private schools.

Critics argue that private schools use funds that should go to the public school system, while private school advocates claim they’re offering better education for more Texas 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.

District	City (Main Office)	Total enrollment
Idea Public Schools	Weslaco	74,217
Fort Worth ISD	Fort Worth	72,783
Arlington ISD	Arlington	56,167
Mansfield ISD	Mansfield	35,722
Keller ISD	Keller	34,078
Northwest ISD	Justin	29,248
Eagle MT-Saginaw ISD	Fort Worth	23,196
Uplift Education	Fort Worth	23,082
Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD	Bedford	22,947
Birdville ISD	Haltom City	22,637
International Leadership of Texas (ILTEXAS)	Richardson	22,139
Crowley ISD	Crowley	16,729
Texas College Preparatory Academies	Lewisville	16,478
Grapevine-Colleyville ISD	Grapevine	13,772
Burleson ISD	Burleson	12,865
Harmony Science Academy (Waco)	Dallas	10,249
Great Hearts Texas	San Antonio	9,970
Carroll ISD	Southlake	8,471
Premier High Schools	Lewisville	7,117
Azle ISD	Azle	7,089
White Settlement ISD	White Settlement	6,972
Everman ISD	Fort Worth	5,354
Trinity Basin Preparatory	Dallas	4,761
Texans Can Academies	Dallas	3,790
Texas Leadership	San Angelo	3,722
Castleberry ISD	Fort Worth	3,710
Lake Worth ISD	Lake Worth	3,447
Newman International Academy of Arlington	Arlington	2,874
Kennedale ISD	Kennedale	2,855
Arlington Classics Academy	Arlington	1,512
Ume Preparatory Academy	Dallas	1,493
High Point Academy	Fort Worth	1,404
Winfree Academy Charter Schools	Carrollton	1,153
Chapel Hill Academy	Fort Worth	698
Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts	Fort Worth	642
Manara Academy	Irving	493
Jean Massieu Academy	Arlington	181
East Fort Worth Montessori Academy	Fort Worth	175