Waco Reporter

There were 283 African American students enrolled in Rapoport Academy Public School District in the 2021-22 school year, 1% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Rapoport Academy Public School District welcomed 855 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, African American students comprised 33.1% of the student body to be one of the most represented ethnicities in the district.

Rapoport Academy Public School District roughly covers schools within McLennan County and has a main office in Waco.

Among the three schools in Rapoport Academy Public School District, Audre and Bernard Rapoport Academy recorded the highest enrollment of African American students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 154 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 %
2021-22	855	283	33.1
2020-21	821	286	34.8
2019-20	829	282	34