SE Texas Times

There were 158 African American students enrolled in Kountze ISD schools in the 2022-23 school year, 4.2% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Kountze ISD schools welcomed 1,115 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, African American students comprised 14.2% of the student body to be one of the most represented ethnicities in the district.

Kountze ISD roughly covers schools within Hardin County and has a main office in Kountze.

Among the five schools in Kountze ISD schools, Kountze High School recorded the highest enrollment of African American students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 55 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	1,115	158	14.2%
2021-22	1,127	165	14.6%
2020-21	1,086	143	13.2%
2019-20	1,128	140	12.4%