Dallas City Wire

The majority of students in Dallas County districts were Hispanic in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 565,485 students attending Dallas County schools, 57% were Hispanic. Black students comprised the second-largest ethnic group in the county, making up 22.5% of the student body.

In the previous school year, Hispanic students were also the most represented group in Dallas County districts, comprising 56.6% of the student body.

Richland Collegiate High School had the most even distribution of races among county districts, with 33.3% Asian students, 25.8% Black students, 17.8% white students, 16.3% Hispanic students, 6.1% multiracial students, 0.4% American Indian students, and 0.4% Pacific Islander students.

In the 2022-23 school year, the total number of students enrolled in the county dropped 0.04% compared to the previous year.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Dallas 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.

District	Most prevalent ethnic group	Percent of Total Student Body	Total enrollment
A+ Academy	Hispanic	94%	1,588
A.W. Brown Leadership Academy	Black	91.8%	975
Academy for Academic Excellence	Black	53.4%	358
Academy of Dallas	Black	72.1%	269
Accelerated Intermediate Academy	Hispanic	55.8%	138
Advantage Academy	Hispanic	54.8%	1,012
Bridgeway Preparatory Academy	Hispanic	38.5%	117
Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD	Hispanic	56.5%	24,747
Cedar Hill ISD	Black	64.7%	6,920
Cityscape Schools	Hispanic	80.4%	1,245
Coppell ISD	Asian	55.6%	13,361
Dallas ISD	Hispanic	70.2%	141,169
Desoto ISD	Black	71.3%	6,322
Duncanville ISD	Hispanic	54.7%	11,915
Education Center International Academy	White	40.6%	461
Evolution Academy Charter School	Black	49.3%	678
Garland ISD	Hispanic	52.5%	52,767
Gateway Charter Academy	Black	95%	614
Golden Rule Charter School	Hispanic	92.9%	1,450
Grand Prairie ISD	Hispanic	68.7%	27,019
Great Hearts Texas	Hispanic	39.8%	9,970
Harmony Science Academy (Waco)	Hispanic	43.1%	10,249
Highland Park ISD	White	81.5%	6,551
Inspired Vision Academy	Hispanic	95.2%	1,270
International Leadership of Texas (ILTEXAS)	Hispanic	57%	22,139
Irving ISD	Hispanic	73.3%	31,767
Kipp Texas Public Schools	Hispanic	67.8%	33,068
La Academia De Estrellas	Hispanic	98.6%	1,001
Lancaster ISD	Black	73%	7,032
Legacy Preparatory	Hispanic	71.4%	1,383
Life School	Black	46%	5,498
Lumin Education	Hispanic	74.4%	223
Manara Academy	White	34.7%	493
Mesquite ISD	Hispanic	61.8%	38,356
Newman International Academy of Arlington	Black	44.4%	2,874
Nova Academy	Black	70.8%	113
Nova Academy Southeast	Black	49.3%	493
Pegasus School of Liberal Arts and Sciences	Hispanic	56.1%	476
Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy	Hispanic	43.1%	2,462
Richardson ISD	Hispanic	37.6%	37,260
Richland Collegiate High School	Asian	33.3%	264
St. Anthony School	Black	95.5%	330
Sunnyvale ISD	White	44.8%	2,205
Texans Can Academies	Hispanic	66.7%	3,790
Texas College Preparatory Academies	White	38.7%	16,478
Trinity Basin Preparatory	Hispanic	83.2%	4,761
Ume Preparatory Academy	Hispanic	52.6%	1,493
Universal Academy	Asian	55.1%	2,042
Uplift Education	Hispanic	66%	23,082
Village Tech Schools	Hispanic	42.5%	1,316
Waxahachie Faith Family Academy	Hispanic	70.7%	2,768
Winfree Academy Charter Schools	Hispanic	51.2%	1,153