San Antonio Standard

There were 939 African American students enrolled in East Central ISD schools in the 2022-23 school year, 17.4% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that East Central ISD schools welcomed 10,617 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, African American students comprised 8.8% of the student body to be one of the most represented ethnicities in the district.

East Central ISD roughly covers schools within Bexar County and has a main office in San Antonio.

Among the 14 schools in East Central ISD schools, East Central High School recorded the highest enrollment of African American students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 285 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	10,617	939	8.8%
2021-22	10,006	800	8%
2020-21	9,770	783	8%
2019-20	10,146	865	8.5%