SE Texas Times

There were 195 African American students enrolled in Hamshire-Fannett ISD schools in the 2021-22 school year, 8.9% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Hamshire-Fannett ISD schools welcomed 1,954 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, African American students comprised 10% of the student body to be one of the most represented ethnicities in the district.

Hamshire-Fannett ISD roughly covers schools within Jefferson County and has a main office in Hamshire.

Among the four schools in Hamshire-Fannett ISD schools, Hamshire-Fannett High School recorded the highest enrollment of African American students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 70 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 %
2021-22	1,954	195	10
2020-21	1,897	179	9.4
2019-20	1,927	176	9.1