Nortex Times

There were 1,827 African American students enrolled in Wichita Falls ISD schools in the 2021-22 school year, 3.2% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Wichita Falls ISD schools welcomed 13,380 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, African American students comprised 13.7% of the student body to be one of the most represented ethnicities in the district.

Wichita Falls ISD roughly covers schools within Wichita County and has a main office in Wichita Falls.

Among the 26 schools in Wichita Falls ISD schools, Hirschi High School recorded the highest enrollment of African American students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 252 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 %
2021-22	13,380	1,827	13.7
2020-21	13,600	1,888	13.9
2019-20	14,091	1,966	14