Lovejoy ISD schools Education: 129 African American students were enrolled in schools in 2022-23 school year

Texas State Board Of Education Secretary Pat Hardy (2024) | twitter.com/pathardy

There were 129 African American students enrolled in Lovejoy ISD schools in the 2022-23 school year, 7.9% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Lovejoy ISD schools welcomed 4,254 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, African American students comprised 3% of the student body to be one of the least represented ethnicities in the district.

Lovejoy ISD roughly covers schools within Collin County and has a main office in Allen.

Among the six schools in Lovejoy ISD schools, Lovejoy High School recorded the highest enrollment of African American students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 59 students.

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.

Year	Total District Enrollment	Total of African American Students	African American students %
2022-23	4,254	129	3%
2021-22	4,345	140	3.2%
2020-21	4,206	129	3.1%
2019-20	4,365	138	3.2%