Upper East Texas News

There were 436 African American students enrolled in Sulphur Springs ISD schools in the 2022-23 school year, the same number as the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Sulphur Springs ISD schools welcomed 4,361 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, African American students comprised 10% of the student body to be one of the most represented ethnicities in the district.

Sulphur Springs ISD roughly covers schools within Hopkins County and has a main office in Sulphur Springs.

Among the nine schools in Sulphur Springs ISD schools, Sulphur Springs High School recorded the highest enrollment of African American students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 133 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 %
2022-23	4,361	436	10%
2021-22	4,339	436	10%
2020-21	4,313	444	10.3%
2019-20	4,396	459	10.4%