Nortex Times

There were four African American students enrolled in Knox City-O'Brien CISD schools in the 2022-23 school year, 50% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Knox City-O'Brien CISD schools welcomed 209 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, African American students comprised 1.9% of the student body to be one of the least represented ethnicities in the district.

Knox City-O'Brien CISD roughly covers schools within Knox County and has a main office in Knox City.

Knox City School was the only school in the district which enrolled African American students, welcoming four 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	209	4	1.9%
2021-22	228	8	3.5%
2020-21	239	3	1.3%
2019-20	251	5	2%