Dallas City Wire

There were 29,148 African American students enrolled in Dallas ISD schools in the 2022-23 school year, 3.1% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Dallas ISD schools welcomed 141,169 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, African American students comprised 20.6% of the student body to be one of the most represented ethnicities in the district.

Dallas ISD roughly covers schools within Dallas County and has a main office in Dallas.

Among the 237 schools in Dallas ISD schools, South Oak Cliff High School recorded the highest enrollment of African American students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 953 students.

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 African American Students	African American students %
2022-23	141,169	29,148	20.6%
2021-22	143,558	30,087	21%
2020-21	145,113	31,046	21.4%
2019-20	153,861	33,242	21.6%