Houston Republic

There were 53,735 Asian students enrolled in Harris County districts in the 2021-22 school year, 0.2% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Harris County districts welcomed 882,861 students during 2021-22 school year. Among them, Asian students comprised 6.1% of the student body to be the fourth most represented ethnicity in the county districts.

Among the 56 districts in Harris County, Katy ISD recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in 2021-22 school year, with a total of 14,072 students.

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

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	% of Asian Students	Total Enrollment
Houston ISD	4.5	194,607
Cypress-Fairbanks ISD	9.4	117,217
Katy ISD	15.9	88,368
Aldine ISD	1	61,633
Klein ISD	7.8	53,294
Pasadena ISD	3	49,326
Humble ISD	2.8	48,112
Alief ISD	10.1	40,664
Spring Branch ISD	6.7	33,545
Spring ISD	2.1	33,425
Goose Creek CISD	1.5	23,908
Galena Park ISD	0.6	21,431
Tomball ISD	8.2	20,262
Yes Prep Public Schools Inc	0.7	14,562
Deer Park ISD	0.9	12,345
Sheldon ISD	0.5	10,570
Channelview ISD	0.7	9,509
La Porte ISD	1.1	6,938
Crosby ISD	0.4	6,480
Harmony School of Excellence	12.2	5,896
Harmony School of Science - Houston	31.4	4,092
Harmony Science Academy	7.7	3,584
Huffman ISD	0.5	3,569
Houston Gateway Academy Inc	0.1	2,082
Promise Community School	7.5	1,722
Raul Yzaguirre Schools for Success	0	1,563
Southwest School	0.4	1,527
Beta Academy	2.1	1,298
Aristoi Classical Academy	3.3	1,219
The Varnett Public School	0.1	1,137
Ser-Ninos Charter School	0.5	1,009
George I. Sanchez Charter	0	947
Draw Academy	0.6	692
The Rhodes School	0.2	607
Amigos Por Vida-Friends for Life Public Charter School	0.2	560
Step Charter School	10.6	558
Beatrice Mayes Institute Charter School	0	462
Two Dimensions Preparatory Academy	0	439
The Pro-Vision Academy	0	397
Legacy School of Sport Sciences	0	370
Alief Montessori Community School	35.5	349
Etoile Academy Charter School	13.2	341
Calvin Nelms Charter Schools	4.3	304
Meyerpark Elementary	0.4	272
Excel Academy	0.5	217
Accelerated Intermediate Academy	0	214
Bloom Academy Charter School	1	193
Houston Heights High School	0	175
The Lawson Academy	0	169
Reve Preparatory Charter School	0	165
Yellowstone College Preparatory	0	157
A+ Unlimited Potential	2.1	145
Houston Classical Charter School	5.3	131
Elevate Collegiate Charter School	1.8	55
Comquest Academy	0	44
Academy of Accelerated Learning Inc	0	4