South DFW News

Of the many ethnicities represented in Texas districts, the most prevalent ethnic group among students enrolled in Tarrant County districts in the 2021-22 school year were Hispanic, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 346,773 students attending Tarrant County district schools, 41.8% were Hispanic. White students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 27.4% of Tarrant County districts' students.

In the previous school year, Hispanic students still were the most common group in Tarrant County districts, representing 41.7% of the student body.

Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD had the most even distribution of races among county districts, with 30.8% Hispanic students, 30.7% white students, 21.3% Black students, 8.3% Asian students, 6% Multi-racial students, 2.7% Pacific Islander students, and 0.3% American Indian students.

In the 2021-22 school year, the total number of students enrolled in school districts in the county increased 0.09% 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	37.1%	1,526
Arlington ISD	Hispanic	47.5%	56,311
Azle ISD	white	67.4%	6,889
Birdville ISD	Hispanic	44.7%	22,505
Carroll ISD	white	59.5%	8,389
Castleberry ISD	Hispanic	82.1%	3,639
Chapel Hill Academy	Black	57.3%	693
Crowley ISD	Black	47.5%	16,278
Eagle MT-Saginaw ISD	Hispanic	39.1%	22,464
East Fort Worth Montessori Academy	Hispanic	44.3%	185
Everman ISD	Hispanic	59%	5,463
Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts	white	49.1%	654
Fort Worth ISD	Hispanic	64.7%	74,850
Grapevine-Colleyville ISD	white	52.2%	14,013
High Point Academy	white	46.9%	1,431
Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD	Hispanic	30.8%	22,874
Jean Massieu Academy	Hispanic	82.7%	202
Keller ISD	white	50.1%	34,813
Kennedale ISD	white	36.2%	2,840
Lake Worth ISD	Hispanic	54.7%	3,634
Mansfield ISD	Black	32.2%	35,559
Newman International Academy of Arlington	Black	43%	3,032
Texas School of the Arts	Hispanic	33.8%	293
Treetops School International	white	53.6%	323
Westlake Academy Charter School	white	50.9%	877
White Settlement ISD	Hispanic	43.5%	7,036