Houston Republic

There were 8,929 African American students enrolled in Kipp Texas Public Schools District in the 2022-23 school year, 4.2% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Kipp Texas Public Schools District welcomed 33,068 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, African American students comprised 27% of the student body to be one of the most represented ethnicities in the district.

Kipp Texas Public Schools District roughly covers schools within Travis County and has a main office in Houston.

Among the 58 schools in Kipp Texas Public Schools District, KIPP Zenith Academy recorded the highest enrollment of African American students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 621 students.

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	33,068	8,929	27%
2021-22	32,321	8,573	26.5%
2020-21	31,200	8,091	25.9%
2019-20	28,672	7,167	25%