San Antonio Standard

There were 494 African American students enrolled in Southwest ISD schools in the 2022-23 school year, 6.9% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Southwest ISD schools welcomed 13,747 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, African American students comprised 3.6% of the student body to be one of the least represented ethnicities in the district.

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

Among the 19 schools in Southwest ISD schools, Southwest High School recorded the highest enrollment of African American students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 95 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	13,747	494	3.6%
2021-22	13,277	462	3.5%
2020-21	13,474	459	3.4%
2019-20	13,864	424	3.1%