SE Texas Times

There were 49 African American students enrolled in Bridge City ISD schools in the 2022-23 school year, 22.5% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Bridge City ISD schools welcomed 3,144 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, African American students comprised 1.6% of the student body to be one of the least represented ethnicities in the district.

Bridge City ISD roughly covers schools within Orange County and has a main office in Bridge City.

Among the four schools in Bridge City ISD schools, Bridge City Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of African American students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 15 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	3,144	49	1.6%
2021-22	3,106	40	1.3%
2020-21	3,028	36	1.2%
2019-20	3,072	38	1.2%