Corpus Christi Sun

There were 81 African American students enrolled in Kingsville ISD schools in the 2022-23 school year, 20.6% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Kingsville ISD schools welcomed 2,694 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, African American students comprised 3% of the student body to be one of the least represented ethnicities in the district.

Kingsville ISD roughly covers schools within Kleberg County and has a main office in Kingsville.

Among the five schools in Kingsville ISD schools, H. M. King High School recorded the highest enrollment of African American students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 34 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 %
2022-23	2,694	81	3%
2021-22	2,805	102	3.6%
2020-21	2,861	93	3.3%
2019-20	3,102	108	3.5%