There were 18,199 white students enrolled in Houston ISD schools in the 2023-24 school year, 1.9% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.
Data showed that Houston ISD schools welcomed 184,109 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, white students comprised 9.9% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the district.
Houston ISD roughly covers schools within Harris County and has a main office in Houston.
Among the 274 schools in Houston ISD schools, Texas Connections Academy at Houston recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 3,037 students.
A recent study by WalletHub classified Texas as one of the least-educated states in the U.S., ranking it 41st out of 50 in educational quality and student outcomes.
Underfunding is a frequently cited challenge facing Texas’ school districts. According to a 2024 report from the Texas Education Agency, per-pupil funding has not increased since 2019, despite inflation rates rising by more than 20% since then.
“As a result, many districts in our very own Central Texas region are being forced to cut back on essential programs, services, consider school closures, and adopt deficit budgets just to provide students with the education that they deserve,” Hutto ISD Trustee James Matlock stated in an interview.
| Year | Total District Enrollment | Total of White Students | White students % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 184,109 | 18,199 | 9.9% |
| 2022-23 | 189,934 | 18,544 | 9.8% |
| 2021-22 | 194,607 | 18,840 | 9.7% |
| 2020-21 | 196,943 | 19,405 | 9.9% |
| 2019-20 | 210,061 | 19,328 | 9.2% |
