Ft Worth Times

Of the many ethnicities represented in Texas districts, the most prevalent ethnic group among students enrolled in Tarrant County districts in the 2022-23 school year was Hispanic, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 550,341 students attending Tarrant County schools, 49.1% were Hispanic. White students comprised the second-largest ethnic group in the county, making up 23.6% of the student body.

In the previous school year, Hispanic students were also the most represented group in Tarrant County districts, comprising 48.3% of the student body.

Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD had the most even distribution of races among county districts, with 31% Hispanic students, 29.2% white students, 21.5% Black students, 9% Asian students, 6.3% multiracial students, 2.7% Pacific Islander students, and 0.3% American Indian students.

In the 2022-23 school year, the total number of students enrolled in the county increased 2% compared to the previous year.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Tarrant County.

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.

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	Most prevalent ethnic group	Percent of Total Student Body	Total enrollment
Arlington Classics Academy	White	36.4%	1,512
Arlington ISD	Hispanic	48%	56,167
Azle ISD	White	65.2%	7,089
Birdville ISD	Hispanic	45.6%	22,637
Burleson ISD	White	57%	12,865
Carroll ISD	White	57.8%	8,471
Castleberry ISD	Hispanic	83.3%	3,710
Chapel Hill Academy	Black	59.5%	698
Crowley ISD	Black	48.6%	16,729
Eagle MT-Saginaw ISD	Hispanic	39.3%	23,196
East Fort Worth Montessori Academy	Black	44%	175
Everman ISD	Hispanic	59.3%	5,354
Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts	White	47.8%	642
Fort Worth ISD	Hispanic	65%	72,783
Grapevine-Colleyville ISD	White	51.2%	13,772
Great Hearts Texas	Hispanic	39.8%	9,970
Harmony Science Academy (Waco)	Hispanic	43.1%	10,249
High Point Academy	White	45.5%	1,404
Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD	Hispanic	31%	22,947
Idea Public Schools	Hispanic	86%	74,217
International Leadership of Texas (ILTEXAS)	Hispanic	57%	22,139
Jean Massieu Academy	Hispanic	88.4%	181
Keller ISD	White	48.9%	34,078
Kennedale ISD	White	34.1%	2,855
Lake Worth ISD	Hispanic	53.3%	3,447
Manara Academy	White	34.7%	493
Mansfield ISD	Black	32.7%	35,722
Newman International Academy of Arlington	Black	44.4%	2,874
Northwest ISD	White	52.8%	29,248
Premier High Schools	Hispanic	55.5%	7,117
Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen)	Hispanic	65.4%	1,693
Texans Can Academies	Hispanic	66.7%	3,790
Texas Leadership	Hispanic	49.1%	3,722
Texas School of the Arts	Hispanic	33.2%	334
Treetops School International	White	53.4%	343
Trinity Basin Preparatory	Hispanic	83.2%	4,761
Trinity Charter School	White	40.9%	320
University of Texas University Charter School	White	45.6%	555
Uplift Education	Hispanic	66%	23,082
Westlake Academy Charter School	White	49.4%	875
White Settlement ISD	Hispanic	45.2%	6,972
Winfree Academy Charter Schools	Hispanic	51.2%	1,153