How many African American students were enrolled in Community ISD schools in 2021-22 school year?

TX Commissioner of Education Mike Morath 2023 | State Board for Education

There were 328 African American students enrolled in Community ISD schools in the 2021-22 school year, 66.5% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Community ISD schools welcomed 3,349 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, African American students comprised 9.8% of the student body to be one of the most represented ethnicities in the district.

Community ISD roughly covers schools within Collin County and has a main office in Nevada.

Among the six schools in Community ISD schools, Nesmith Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of African American students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 121 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	3,349	328	9.8
2020-21	2,757	197	7.1
2019-20	2,560	177	6.9