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Enrollment Analysis: Hispanic students comprised 65% of Fort Worth ISD schools' student body in 2022-23 school year

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Texas State Board Of Education Vice Chair Pam Little (2024) | pamlittle.com

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There were 47,327 Hispanic students enrolled in Fort Worth ISD schools in the 2022-23 school year, 2.2% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Fort Worth ISD schools welcomed 72,783 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 65% of the student body to be one of the most represented ethnicities in the district.

Fort Worth ISD roughly covers schools within Tarrant County and has a main office in Fort Worth.

Among the 138 schools in Fort Worth ISD schools, South Hills High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 1,634 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.

Ethnicities in Fort Worth ISD Schools in 2022-23 School Year
Hispanic (65%)African American (20.1%)White (11.1%)Ethnicities < 5% (3.8%)

Enrollment in Fort Worth ISD Schools During the Last 4 years

YearTotal District EnrollmentTotal of Hispanic StudentsHispanic students %
2022-2372,78347,32765%
2021-2274,85048,39864.7%
2020-2176,85849,42364.3%
2019-2082,89152,53263.4%

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