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There were 133 African American students enrolled in Queen City ISD schools in 2022-23 school year

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Texas State Board Of Education Chair Keven Ellis (2024) | twitter.com/KevenEllisDC

Texas State Board Of Education Chair Keven Ellis (2024) | twitter.com/KevenEllisDC

There were 133 African American students enrolled in Queen City ISD schools in the 2022-23 school year, 4.7% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Queen City ISD schools welcomed 954 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, African American students comprised 13.9% of the student body to be one of the most represented ethnicities in the district.

Queen City ISD roughly covers schools within Cass County and has a main office in Queen City.

Among the three schools in Queen City ISD schools, J. K. Hileman Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of African American students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 49 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.

Ethnicities in Queen City ISD Schools in 2022-23 School Year
White (74.4%)African American (13.9%)Multiracial (6.3%)Ethnicities < 5% (5.4%)

Enrollment in Queen City ISD Schools During the Last 4 years

YearTotal District EnrollmentTotal of African American StudentsAfrican American students %
2022-2395413313.9%
2021-2293512713.6%
2020-2195913113.7%
2019-201,02815014.6%

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