East DFW News

There were 8,435 Black students enrolled in Kaufman County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 20.9% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Kaufman County welcomed 36,917 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 22.8% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 51 schools in Kaufman County, North Forney High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 1,137 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.

School name	% of Black students enrolment	Total enrollment
North Forney High School	45.4	2,502
Forney High School	20.7	2,272
Crandall High School	24.9	1,707
Terrell High School	20.5	1,466
Kaufman High School	4.5	1,303
Herman Furlough Junior Middle School	19.9	1,168
Mabank High School	1.7	1,111
Rhodes Intermediate School	38.2	995
Norman Junior High School	4.8	989
Crandall Middle School	23.4	983
Jackson Middle School	39.4	969
Warren Middle School	18.3	903
Rhea Intermediate School	20.4	833
Hollis T. Dietz Elementary School	50.2	815
Criswell Elementary School	16.4	807
Griffin Elementary School	53.3	782
Lewis Elementary School	49.4	763
Henderson Elementary School	43.1	737
Gilbert Willie Senior Elementary School	18.4	701
Blackburn Elementary School	46.5	697
Johnson Elementary School	26.7	694
Crosby Elementary School	52.6	682
Central Elementary School	2.1	675
Brown Middle School	53.8	673
J. W. Long Elementary School	15.2	672
Barbara Walker Elementary School	39.2	663
W. A. Martin Elementary School	5.7	644
Mabank Intermediate School	1.1	611
Smith Intermediate School	55.1	602
Nola Kathryn Wilson Elementary School	2.3	596
Noble Reed	21.3	595
Mabank Junior High School	1	590
Lucille Nash Elementary School	6.4	579
Dr. Bruce Wood Elementary School	18.9	578
Claybon Elementary School	25.4	575
Kemp High School	2.2	543
Kemp Primary School	1.6	503
Helen Edward Early Childhood Center	3.6	494
J. R. Phillips Elementary School	1.7	471
J. W. Monday Elementary School	5.1	469
Scurry-Rosser Middle School	2.2	407
Kemp Junior High School	2	401
Kemp Intermediate School	1	382
Scurry-Rosser High School	1.9	366
W. H. Burnett Elementary School	20.4	329
Scurry-Rosser Elementary School	3.8	293
Global Leadership Academy	12.4	241
Tisd Child & Adolescent School	12.8	39
Gary W. Campbell High School	3.7	27
Terrell Alternative Education Center/Phoenix School	21.4	14
Kemp Alternative	0	6