Dallas City Wire

The majority of students in Dallas County school districts were Hispanic in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 565,799 students attending Dallas County schools, 57.4% were Hispanic. Black students comprised the second-largest ethnic group in the county, making up 21.9% of the student body.

In the previous school year, Hispanic students were also the most represented group in Dallas County school districts, comprising 57% of the student body.

Richland Collegiate High School had the most even distribution of races among the districts in the county, with 34.5% Black, 32.4% Asian, 18.5% Hispanic, 10.9% white, 3.3% multiracial, and 0.4% American Indian students.

In the 2023-24 school year, the total number of students enrolled in the county increased less than 0.1% compared to the previous year.

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

The Texas education system is currently torn between public schools and taxpayer-funded private schools.

Critics argue that private schools use funds that should go to the public school system, while private school advocates claim they’re offering better education for more Texas 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.

District	Most prevalent ethnic group	Percent of Total Student Body	Total enrollment
A+ Academy	Hispanic	93.6%	1,649
A.W. Brown Leadership Academy	Black	92%	778
Academy for Academic Excellence	Black	53.9%	343
Academy of Dallas	Black	68.9%	354
Accelerated Intermediate Academy	Black	48.4%	192
Advantage Academy	Hispanic	54.1%	971
Bridgeway Preparatory Academy	Black	38.4%	125
Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD	Hispanic	57.8%	24,386
Cedar Hill ISD	Black	65.4%	6,336
Cityscape Schools	Hispanic	81.7%	1,230
Coppell ISD	Asian	56.6%	13,414
Dallas ISD	Hispanic	71%	139,246
Desoto ISD	Black	71%	5,995
Duncanville ISD	Hispanic	55.3%	11,761
Education Center International Academy	White	40.4%	438
Evolution Academy Charter School	Black	47.5%	678
Garland ISD	Hispanic	52.9%	51,659
Gateway Charter Academy	Black	94.2%	606
Golden Rule Charter School	Hispanic	91.9%	1,397
Grand Prairie ISD	Hispanic	69.5%	26,638
Great Hearts Texas	Hispanic	39.4%	12,019
Harmony Science Academy (Waco)	Hispanic	42.1%	10,272
Highland Park ISD	White	81.8%	6,437
Inspired Vision Academy	Hispanic	94.3%	1,255
International Leadership of Texas (ILTEXAS)	Hispanic	59.3%	22,780
Irving ISD	Hispanic	75.6%	31,485
Kipp Texas Public Schools	Hispanic	66.9%	34,111
La Academia De Estrellas	Hispanic	98.7%	1,010
Lancaster ISD	Black	72%	7,014
Legacy Preparatory	Hispanic	75.2%	1,248
Life School	Black	45.2%	5,734
Manara Academy	White	33.7%	600
Mesquite ISD	Hispanic	62.6%	38,265
Newman International Academy of Arlington	Black	45%	2,854
Nova Academy	Black	72.3%	83
Nova Academy Southeast	Hispanic	53.2%	365
Pegasus School of Liberal Arts and Sciences	Hispanic	60.1%	451
Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy	Hispanic	42.5%	2,603
Richardson ISD	Hispanic	37.8%	37,085
Richland Collegiate High School	Black	34.5%	275
St. Anthony School	Black	95.8%	330
Sunnyvale ISD	White	43.3%	2,317
Texans Can Academies	Hispanic	65.4%	3,608
Texas College Preparatory Academies	White	37.4%	16,918
Trinity Basin Preparatory	Hispanic	71.2%	6,631
Ume Preparatory Academy	Hispanic	52.4%	1,567
Universal Academy	Asian	58.4%	2,103
Uplift Education	Hispanic	65.2%	22,815
Village Tech Schools	Hispanic	45.2%	1,322
Waxahachie Faith Family Academy	Hispanic	71.9%	2,882
Winfree Academy Charter Schools	Hispanic	53.3%	1,164