Houston Republic

Of the many ethnicities represented in Texas districts, the most prevalent ethnic group among students enrolled in Fort Bend County school districts in the 2023-24 school year was Hispanic, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 297,396 students attending Fort Bend County schools, 40% were Hispanic. Black students comprised the second-largest ethnic group in the county, making up 22.3% of the student body.

In the previous school year, Hispanic students were also the most represented group in Fort Bend County school districts, comprising 39.8% of the student body.

Fort Bend ISD had the most even distribution of races among the districts in the county, with 27.8% Black, 27.6% Asian, 26.7% Hispanic, 13.3% white, 4.1% multiracial, 0.4% American Indian, and 0.1% Pacific Islander students.

In the 2023-24 school year, the total number of students enrolled in the county increased 2.4% compared to the previous year.

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

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
Arrow Academy	Black	59.9%	594
Brazos ISD	Hispanic	53.9%	859
Brookesmith ISD	White	80.3%	173
Fort Bend ISD	Black	27.8%	80,206
Harmony School of Science - Houston	Asian	32.9%	5,823
International Leadership of Texas (ILTEXAS)	Hispanic	59.3%	22,780
Katy ISD	Hispanic	36.5%	94,785
Kipp Texas Public Schools	Hispanic	66.9%	34,111
Lamar CISD	Hispanic	40.2%	44,512
Needville ISD	Hispanic	49.3%	3,598
School of Science and Technology Discovery	Hispanic	55.9%	5,967
Stafford MSD	Hispanic	46.9%	3,479
University of Texas University Charter School	White	43.4%	509