East Central Texas News

Rice ISD had 24 students classified as African American during the 2017-18 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

The African American student population made up 2.7 percent of the district's enrollment.

The Texas Education Agency is the state agency that oversees primary and secondary public education. It is headed by the commissioner of education. The agency’s stated mission is to improve outcomes for all public school students in the state by providing leadership, guidance, and support to school systems.

Rank	District	Number of African American students	% of district enrollment
1	Houston ISD	51,211	24
2	Dallas ISD	35,330	22.5
3	Cypress-Fairbanks ISD	21,111	18.2
4	Fort Bend ISD	20,486	27.3
5	Fort Worth ISD	19,497	22.7
6	Killeen ISD	15,451	34.9
7	Aldine ISD	15,284	22.7
8	Arlington ISD	15,206	24.9
9	Spring ISD	14,379	39.9
10	Alief ISD	13,393	29
11	Beaumont ISD	11,255	59.8
12	Mansfield ISD	10,403	29.7
13	Mesquite ISD	10,214	25
14	Garland ISD	9,807	17.4
15	Humble ISD	8,779	20.8
16	Richardson ISD	8,414	21.5
17	Katy ISD	8,357	10.8
18	Klein ISD	7,811	14.8
19	Desoto ISD	7,346	76.1
20	Northside ISD	6,842	6.4
21	Plano ISD	6,754	12.6
22	Crowley ISD	6,687	44
23	Frisco ISD	6,320	10.8
24	Lamar CISD	6,205	19.4
25	Austin ISD	5,957	7.3
26	Lancaster ISD	5,629	76.4
27	Lewisville ISD	5,613	10.7
28	Grand Prairie ISD	5,278	18
29	Cedar Hill ISD	5,229	66.5
30	Duncanville ISD	5,202	40.5
31	Tyler ISD	5,085	28.3
32	Alvin ISD	4,956	20
33	Judson ISD	4,941	21.4
34	North East ISD	4,825	7.3
35	Conroe ISD	4,671	7.6
36	International Leadership Of Texas (ILTEXAS)	4,524	28
37	Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD	4,496	19.2
38	Denton ISD	4,469	15.3
39	Round Rock ISD	4,332	8.9
40	Irving ISD	4,274	12.6
41	Waco ISD	4,215	28.5
42	Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD	4,139	16.4
43	Pasadena ISD	4,071	7.5
44	Pflugerville ISD	3,986	15.8
45	Lubbock ISD	3,779	13.6
46	Goose Creek CISD	3,641	15.4
47	Amarillo ISD	3,504	10.7
48	Clear Creek ISD	3,496	8.3
49	Galena Park ISD	3,489	15.5
50	Mckinney ISD	3,441	13.9
51	Port Arthur ISD	3,348	41.4
52	Uplift Education	3,318	19.2
53	San Antonio ISD	3,263	6.4
54	Pearland ISD	3,230	15
55	Texarkana ISD	3,187	44.6
56	Keller ISD	3,093	8.9
57	Longview ISD	3,018	35.3
58	Bryan ISD	2,974	18.4
59	Texas City ISD	2,880	32.8
60	Allen ISD	2,608	12.4
61	Life School	2,583	45.6
62	Temple ISD	2,389	27.8
63	Lufkin ISD	2,303	29
64	Wylie ISD	2,245	14.3
65	Texas College Preparatory Academies	2,201	16.8
66	Abilene ISD	2,180	13
67	Eagle MT-Saginaw ISD	2,139	11.1
68	Birdville ISD	2,081	8.8
69	Everman ISD	2,073	35.6
70	A.W. Brown Leadership Academy	2,044	95.3
71	El Paso ISD	2,031	3.5
72	Marshall ISD	2,022	37.2
73	Wichita Falls ISD	1,988	14.1
74	Harmony Science Academy (Waco)	1,979	20.5
75	Midland ISD	1,968	7.7
76	Huntsville ISD	1,948	23.6
77	Sheldon ISD	1,931	21.2
78	Northwest ISD	1,905	8.3
79	Nacogdoches ISD	1,891	30
80	Manor ISD	1,820	20.1
81	Schertz-Cibolo-U City ISD	1,794	11.5
82	Spring Branch ISD	1,781	5.1
83	Dickinson ISD	1,748	16
84	College Station ISD	1,691	12.5
85	Galveston ISD	1,689	24.1
86	Texans Can Academies	1,672	28.8
87	Leander ISD	1,526	3.9
88	Stafford MSD	1,512	42
89	Forney ISD	1,472	14.5
90	Corpus Christi ISD	1,445	3.8
91	Copperas Cove ISD	1,414	17.3
92	West Orange-Cove CISD	1,396	58.1
93	Rockwall ISD	1,313	8.1
94	Liberty-Eylau ISD	1,298	51.8
95	Red Oak ISD	1,295	22.4
96	Idea Public Schools	1,287	3.6
97	Ector County ISD	1,255	3.9
98	Paris ISD	1,239	32.5
99	Little ELM ISD	1,170	15.6
100	Yes Prep Public Schools Inc	1,133	10.4