South DFW News

The majority of students in Dallas County districts were Hispanic in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 494,276 students attending Dallas County district schools, 57.3% were Hispanic. Black students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 23% of Dallas County districts' students.

In the previous school year, Hispanic students still were the most common group in Dallas County districts, representing 56.8% of the student body.

Richland Collegiate High School had the most even distribution of races among county districts, with 32.1% Asian students, 26.2% Black students, 21.1% white students, 16.1% Hispanic students, 3.9% Multi-racial students, and 0.6% American Indian students.

In the 2021-22 school year, the total number of students enrolled in school districts in the county dropped 0.7% compared to the previous year.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Dallas 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
A+ Academy	Hispanic	93.8%	1,551
A.W. Brown Leadership Academy	Black	92.7%	1,067
Academy for Academic Excellence	Black	47.8%	297
Academy of Dallas	Black	78.8%	245
Advantage Academy	Hispanic	54.4%	1,138
Bridgeway Preparatory Academy	Hispanic	44.8%	96
Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD	Hispanic	55.4%	24,939
Cedar Hill ISD	Black	65.7%	7,120
Cityscape Schools	Hispanic	81.9%	1,256
Coppell ISD	Asian	54.2%	13,131
Dallas ISD	Hispanic	70%	143,558
Desoto ISD	Black	73%	7,344
Duncanville ISD	Hispanic	54.8%	11,946
Education Center International Academy	white	41.7%	501
Evolution Academy Charter School	Black	50.1%	669
Garland ISD	Hispanic	52.2%	53,674
Gateway Charter Academy	Black	96.5%	654
Golden Rule Charter School	Hispanic	93.1%	1,557
Grand Prairie ISD	Hispanic	67.8%	27,420
Highland Park ISD	white	81.7%	6,724
Inspired Vision Academy	Hispanic	93.8%	1,271
International Leadership of Texas (ILTEXAS)	Hispanic	53.1%	20,538
Irving ISD	Hispanic	71.4%	32,378
La Academia De Estrellas	Hispanic	98.6%	985
Lancaster ISD	Black	73.4%	7,096
Legacy Preparatory	Hispanic	69.9%	1,464
Life School	Black	46.3%	5,558
Lumin Education	Hispanic	73.6%	250
Manara Academy	white	31.6%	541
Mesquite ISD	Hispanic	60.7%	38,378
Nova Academy	Black	74.2%	124
Nova Academy Southeast	Hispanic	55%	535
Pegasus School of Liberal Arts and Sciences	Hispanic	57.6%	486
Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy	Hispanic	44.2%	2,226
Richardson ISD	Hispanic	37.3%	37,633
Richland Collegiate High School	Asian	32.1%	336
St. Anthony School	Black	95.9%	316
Sunnyvale ISD	white	47.4%	2,111
Texans Can Academies	Hispanic	66.1%	5,037
Trinity Basin Preparatory	Hispanic	85%	4,211
Ume Preparatory Academy	Hispanic	53.3%	1,365
Universal Academy	Asian	53.4%	2,055
Uplift Education	Hispanic	67.4%	22,183
Village Tech Schools	Black	39.7%	1,232
Winfree Academy Charter Schools	Hispanic	48.8%	1,080