South DFW News

Fort Worth ISD had the highest enrollment among Tarrant County districts, welcoming 74,850 students during the 2021-22 academic year, according to the Texas Education Agency report.

Out of the total students welcomed in the 2021-22 school year, 50.8% of them were boys, and 49.2% were girls.

Data also showed that most of the students were Hispanic, representing 64.7% of the Fort Worth ISD total enrollment.

Among the 39 districts in Tarrant County, Idea Public Schools ranked second in enrollment numbers with 67,988 students, while Arlington ISD welcomed 56,311 students and ranked third in the 2021-22 school year.

Fort Worth ISD generally encompasses schools within Tarrant County with its main office in Fort Worth.

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

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	City (Main Office)	Total enrollment
Fort Worth ISD	Fort Worth	74,850
Idea Public Schools	Weslaco	67,988
Arlington ISD	Arlington	56,311
Mansfield ISD	Mansfield	35,559
Keller ISD	Keller	34,813
Northwest ISD	Justin	27,583
Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD	Bedford	22,874
Birdville ISD	Haltom City	22,505
Eagle MT-Saginaw ISD	Fort Worth	22,464
Uplift Education	Fort Worth	22,183
International Leadership Of Texas (ILTEXAS)	Richardson	20,538
Crowley ISD	Crowley	16,278
Grapevine-Colleyville ISD	Grapevine	14,013
Burleson ISD	Burleson	12,746
Harmony Science Academy (Waco)	Dallas	9,892
Carroll ISD	Southlake	8,389
White Settlement ISD	White Settlement	7,036
Azle ISD	Azle	6,889
Premier High Schools	Lewisville	6,834
Everman ISD	Fort Worth	5,463
Texans Can Academies	Dallas	5,037
Trinity Basin Preparatory	Dallas	4,211
Castleberry ISD	Fort Worth	3,639
Lake Worth ISD	Lake Worth	3,634
Texas Leadership	San Angelo	3,511
Newman International Academy Of Arlington	Arlington	3,032
Kennedale ISD	Kennedale	2,840
Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen)	Killeen	1,591
Arlington Classics Academy	Arlington	1,526
High Point Academy	Fort Worth	1,431
Winfree Academy Charter Schools	Carrollton	1,080
Westlake Academy Charter School	Westlake	877
Chapel Hill Academy	Fort Worth	693
Fort Worth Academy Of Fine Arts	Fort Worth	654
Manara Academy	Irving	541
Treetops School International	Euless	323
Texas School Of The Arts	Fort Worth	293
Jean Massieu Academy	Arlington	202
East Fort Worth Montessori Academy	Fort Worth	185