East DFW News

There were 16,211 students enrolled in Forney ISD schools in the 2022-23 school year, 13% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 50.9% of them were boys, and 49.1% were girls.

The most represented ethnicity among Forney ISD students was African American, accounting for 36.2% of the student population.

Forney ISD roughly covers schools within Kaufman County with its main office in Forney.

Among the 17 schools in Forney ISD, North Forney High School recorded the highest enrollment of 2,502 students in the 2022-23 school year.

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.

School	Total Enrollment
North Forney High School	2,502
Forney High School	2,272
Rhodes Intermediate School	995
Jackson Middle School	969
Warren Middle School	903
Rhea Intermediate School	833
Criswell Elementary School	807
Griffin Elementary School	782
Lewis Elementary School	763
Henderson Elementary School	737
Willett Elementary School	725
Blackburn Elementary School	697
Johnson Elementary School	694
Crosby Elementary School	682
Brown Middle School	673
Smith Intermediate School	602
Claybon Elementary School	575