Corpus Christi Sun

There were 186 African American students enrolled in West Oso ISD schools in the 2022-23 school year, 4.5% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that West Oso ISD schools welcomed 1,929 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, African American students comprised 9.6% of the student body to be one of the most represented ethnicities in the district.

West Oso ISD roughly covers schools within Nueces County and has a main office in Corpus Christi.

Among the five schools in West Oso ISD schools, West Oso High School recorded the highest enrollment of African American students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 56 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	1,929	186	9.6%
2021-22	1,969	178	9%
2020-21	1,977	168	8.5%
2019-20	2,080	171	8.2%