Enrollment Analysis: Black students comprised 13.2% of Denton County’s student body in 2021-22 school year

Texas State Board Of Education Secretary Pat Hardy (2024) | twitter.com/pathardy

By Mid City Times

Jan 18, 2024

There were 18,377 Black students enrolled in Denton County schools in the 2021-22 school year, 11% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Denton County welcomed 138,853 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, Black comprised 13.2% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 184 schools in Denton County, Ray Braswell High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 1,000 students.

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.

Ethnicities in Denton County in 2021-22 School Year

Enrollment Demographics in Denton County Schools During 2021-22 School Year

School name	% of Black students enrolment	Total enrollment
Lewisville High School	20.4	4,286
Hebron High School	14	3,655
Flower Mound High School	3	3,602
Marcus High School	4.2	3,027
V. R. Eaton High School	14.3	2,986
Byron Nelson High School	9.6	2,733
Ray Braswell High School	37.1	2,696
Guyer High School	8.3	2,614
Little Elm High School	19.8	2,501
Ryan High School	20.3	2,210
Northwest High School	8.5	2,171
The Colony High School	14.8	2,023
Denton High School	12.4	1,916
Argyle High School	2.3	1,342
Leo Adams Middle School	15.9	1,337
Lake Dallas High School	8.1	1,317
Truett Wilson Middle School	15.3	1,298
Gene Pike Middle School	9.7	1,122
John M. Tidwell Middle School	11.4	1,070
Navo Middle School	37.6	1,058
Argyle Middle School	2.4	1,052
Killian Middle School	11.8	1,033
Lowell High Strike Middle School	19.8	1,015
Medlin Middle School	5	994
Rodriguez Middle School	37	981
Jerry R. Walker Middle School	19.3	958
Union Park Elementary School	34.8	956
Strickland Middle School	11.4	953
Lake Dallas Middle School	9.1	950
Delay Middle School	15.4	941
Argyle West	2.6	907
Forestwood Middle School	3.3	872
Harpool Middle School	5.1	868
Arbor Creek Middle School	13.7	867
Oak Point Elementary School	11.3	856
Leadership Prep School Secondary	13.2	846
Aubrey High School	11.5	840
Bettye Myers Middle School	26.5	833
McKamy Middle School	2.5	833
Briarhill Middle School	3.4	823
Independence Elementary School	6.4	816
Crownover Middle School	8.5	815
McMath Middle School	14.3	802
J. C. Thompson Elementary School	16.3	797
Savannah Elementary School	27.4	780
Sanger High School	5	779
Haslet Elementary School	13.1	776
Samuel Beck Elementary School	2.9	762
Griffin Middle School	14.8	752
Wellington Elementary School	1.3	752
Wayne A. Cox Elementary School	11.5	749
Marshall Durham Middle School	44.7	747
Kay Granger Elementary School	8.9	732
Huffines Middle School	17.2	731
Lamar Middle School	4.7	723
Ponder Elementary School	0.6	723
Aubrey Middle School	15.9	722
Cross Oaks Elementary School	28.4	719
Catherine Bell Elementary School	47.9	712
Hackberry Elementary School	15.8	711
Hilltop Elementary School	1	706
D. H. Brent Elementary School	13.1	700
Castle Hills Elementary School	2.3	696
Calhoun Middle School	13.8	695
Carl E. Schluter Elementary School	10.7	683
Paloma Creek Elementary School	44.9	683
Junior Lyndal Hughes Elementary School	14.6	680
O. A. Peterson	17.7	678
Lance Thompson Elementary School	7.2	669
Krum High School	2.2	667
Pecan Creek Elementary School	11	665
Lakeland Elementary School	2.1	664
Providence Elementary School	38.1	661
Roanoke Elementary School	7.9	655
Ginnings Elementary School	17	652
Hedrick Middle School	10.4	652
Hodge Elementary School	9.8	651
Rockbrook Elementary School	52.9	650
Nette Shultz	9.9	644
Clara Love Elementary School	10.9	643
Creek Valley Middle School	24.4	640
Prairie Trail Elementary School	5	635
Evers Park Elementary School	22.9	634
Newton Rayzor Elementary School	7.4	632
Shadow Ridge Middle School	3.6	631
Marjory Vickery Elementary School	6.2	629
Rivera Elementary School	29	620
Seven Hills Elementary School	4.4	608
Lizzie Curtis Elementary School	19.4	607
Berkshire Elementary School	19	604
Justin Elementary School	4	600
Shady Shores Elementary School	6.7	600
Hawk Elementary School	5	599
Alice Moore Alexander	13.2	598
Chisholm Trail Middle School	6.2	597
Prairie View Elementary School	2.8	597
Mill Street Elementary School	9.2	595
Butterfield Elementary School	5.1	594
Tom Hicks Elementary School	8.2	594
STEM Academy at Donald Elementary	3.2	592
Parkway Elementary School	9.7	589
Sendera Ranch Elementary School	11.8	586
Lakeview Elementary School	29.4	582
Lake Dallas Elementary School	6.2	577
Nelson Elementary School	9.4	575
Lakeview Elementary School	4.1	565
Southridge Elementary School	27.4	562
Corinth Elementary School	14.3	560
Bluebonnet Elementary School	4.5	556
Ryan Elementary School	9.2	554
STEM Academy at Valley Ridge Elementary	19.9	553
Trivium Academy	6.1	553
McAuliffe Elementary School	2.9	548
STEM Academy at Bridlewood Elementary	2	545
Hl Brockett	5.2	543
Indian Creek Elementary School	18.7	536
Krum Middle School	3.2	536
McNair Elementary School	9.1	536
Forest Vista Elementary School	3.7	535
Lewisville Elementary School	27.3	535
Peters Colony Elementary School	11.4	535
Liberty Elementary School	2.8	533
Coyote Ridge Elementary School	26	531
Houston Elementary School	14.2	529
Sonny & Allegra Nance Elementary School	16.5	528
Central Elementary School	8.7	526
James A. Monaco	21.1	517
W. R. Hatfield Elementary School	18.8	517
Old Settlers Elementary School	1.8	510
Heritage Elementary School	3.3	508
Camey Elementary School	16.7	502
Flower Mound Elementary School	3.4	502
Cesar Chavez Elementary School	23	499
Leadership Prep School	15.1	498
Blanton Elementary School	4.8	497
Degan Elementary School	32	493
Jackie Fuller Elementary School	18.2	490
Pilot Point Elementary School	2.5	485
Ponder High School	2.1	483
Homestead Elementary School	10.4	482
Clayton Downing Middle School	3.5	481
Lakeview Middle School	19.4	468
STEM Academy at Memorial Elementary	18.6	467
Prestwick Elementary School	6.9	465
STEM Academy at Polser Elementary	22.1	462
Timber Creek Elementary School	8.5	459
Pilot Point High School	1.8	447
Dorothy P. Adkins Elementary School	4.1	443
Borman Elementary School	8.4	440
Creekside Elementary School	17.5	440
Sanger Middle School	4.4	435
Stephens Elementary School	35.4	435
Hebron Valley Elementary School	19.4	432
Lillie J. Jackson Early Childhood Center	18.7	422
Chisholm Trail Elementary School	1.4	417
Krum Early Education Center	1.3	393
Ponder Junior High School	2.1	376
Ethridge Elementary School	13.9	375
Garden Ridge Elementary School	4	375
Morningside Elementary School	18.5	362
Highland Village Elementary School	1.4	356
Argyle Intermediate School	2.4	331
Pilot Point Selz Middle School	2.4	328
Dyer Elementary School	0.3	327
Clear Creek Intermediate School	1.9	312
The Ann Windle School for Young Children	27.7	310
Ep Rayzor Elementary School	4.5	308
Blanche Dodd Elementary School	4.1	293
Emilio & Guadalupe Gonzalez Pre-K Center	19.1	282
Learning Center	16.4	274
North Texas Collegiate Academy-South Campus	9.3	270
B. B. Owen Elementary School	15.8	265
James M. Steele High School	8.9	236
North Texas Collegiate Academy-East Campus	19	216
North Texas Collegiate Academy-North Campus	34.9	209
Sanger Sixth Grade Campus	3.1	194
Pilot Point Early Childhood Center	1.7	172
Lester Davis	38.8	85
Fred Moore High School	28.6	56
Joe Dale Sparks Campus	30	50
Denton County JJAEP	16	25
Linda Tutt High School	5.3	19
Denton County JJAEP	50	6
Denton County JJAEP	0	2