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Tarrant County Districts: Which ethnicity was most represented in 2021-22 school year?

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TX Commissioner of Education Mike Morath 2023 | State Board for Education

TX Commissioner of Education Mike Morath 2023 | State Board for Education

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.

Percentage Breakdown of Ethnic Representation in 2021-22 School Year Enrollment in Tarrant County

Hispanic [41.8%]white [27.4%]Black [20.8%]Asian [5.5%]Ethnicities <5% [4.5%]
Students’ Most Prevalent Ethnicity Percentage in Tarrant County Districts in 2022

DistrictMost prevalent ethnic groupPercent of Total Student BodyTotal enrollment
Arlington Classics Academywhite37.1%1,526
Arlington ISDHispanic47.5%56,311
Azle ISDwhite67.4%6,889
Birdville ISDHispanic44.7%22,505
Carroll ISDwhite59.5%8,389
Castleberry ISDHispanic82.1%3,639
Chapel Hill AcademyBlack57.3%693
Crowley ISDBlack47.5%16,278
Eagle MT-Saginaw ISDHispanic39.1%22,464
East Fort Worth Montessori AcademyHispanic44.3%185
Everman ISDHispanic59%5,463
Fort Worth Academy of Fine Artswhite49.1%654
Fort Worth ISDHispanic64.7%74,850
Grapevine-Colleyville ISDwhite52.2%14,013
High Point Academywhite46.9%1,431
Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISDHispanic30.8%22,874
Jean Massieu AcademyHispanic82.7%202
Keller ISDwhite50.1%34,813
Kennedale ISDwhite36.2%2,840
Lake Worth ISDHispanic54.7%3,634
Mansfield ISDBlack32.2%35,559
Newman International Academy of ArlingtonBlack43%3,032
Texas School of the ArtsHispanic33.8%293
Treetops School Internationalwhite53.6%323
Westlake Academy Charter Schoolwhite50.9%877
White Settlement ISDHispanic43.5%7,036

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