Texas State Board Of Education Secretary Pat Hardy (2024) | twitter.com/pathardy
Texas State Board Of Education Secretary Pat Hardy (2024) | twitter.com/pathardy
Data showed that Kaufman ISD schools welcomed 4,332 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, African American students comprised 4.5% of the student body to be one of the least represented ethnicities in the district.
Kaufman ISD roughly covers schools within Kaufman County and has a main office in Kaufman.
Among the seven schools in Kaufman ISD schools, Kaufman High School recorded the highest enrollment of African American students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 59 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 | 4,332 | 194 | 4.5% |
| 2021-22 | 4,103 | 175 | 4.3% |
| 2020-21 | 4,025 | 179 | 4.4% |
| 2019-20 | 4,057 | 188 | 4.6% |
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