Dallas City Wire

There were 5,336 white students enrolled in Highland Park ISD schools in the 2022-23 school year, 2.9% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Highland Park ISD schools welcomed 6,551 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 81.5% of the student body to be one of the most represented ethnicities in the district.

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

Among the eight schools in Highland Park ISD schools, Highland Park High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 1,847 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 White Students	White students %
2022-23	6,551	5,336	81.5%
2021-22	6,724	5,495	81.7%
2020-21	6,648	5,457	82.1%
2019-20	6,864	5,656	82.4%