Houston Republic

There were 125 African American students enrolled in The Lawson Academy School District in the 2022-23 school year, 20.9% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that The Lawson Academy School District welcomed 134 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, African American students comprised 93.3% of the student body to be one of the most represented ethnicities in the district.

The Lawson Academy School District roughly covers schools within Harris County and has a main office in Houston.

The Lawson Academy was the only school in the district which enrolled African American students, welcoming 125 students in the 2022-23 school year.

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.

Year	Total District Enrollment	Total of African American Students	African American students %
2022-23	134	125	93.3%
2021-22	169	158	93.5%
2020-21	182	168	92.3%
2019-20	195	182	93.3%