Waco Reporter

There were 42 African American students enrolled in Waco Charter School District in the 2022-23 school year, 6.7% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Waco Charter School District welcomed 175 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, African American students comprised 24% of the student body to be one of the most represented ethnicities in the district.

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

Waco Charter School was the only school in the district which enrolled African American students, welcoming 42 students in the 2022-23 school year.

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	175	42	24%
2021-22	193	45	23.3%
2020-21	223	51	22.9%
2019-20	244	56	23%