Grayson Times

There were 29 African American students enrolled in Howe ISD schools in the 2021-22 school year, 12.1% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Howe ISD schools welcomed 1,249 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, African American students comprised 2.3% of the student body to be one of the least represented ethnicities in the district.

Howe ISD roughly covers schools within Grayson County and has a main office in Howe.

Among the four schools in Howe ISD schools, Summit Hill Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of African American students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of nine 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	1,249	29	2.3
2020-21	1,224	33	2.7
2019-20	1,267	30	2.4