Dallas City Wire

There were eight white students enrolled in Nova Academy Southeast School District in the 2021-22 school year, 33.3% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Nova Academy Southeast School District welcomed 535 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white students comprised 1.5% of the student body to be one of the least represented ethnicities in the district.

Nova Academy Southeast School District roughly covers schools within Dallas County and has a main office in Dallas.

Nova Academy Prichard was the only school in the district which enrolled white students, welcoming eight students in the 2021-22 school year.

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.

Year	Total District Enrollment	Total of White Students	White students %
2021-22	535	8	1.5
2020-21	613	6	1
2019-20	658	14	2.1