Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | onestarfoundation.org
Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | onestarfoundation.org
Data showed that Chapel Hill ISD schools welcomed 3,308 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, African American students comprised 17.4% of the student body to be one of the most represented ethnicities in the district.
Chapel Hill ISD roughly covers schools within Smith County and has a main office in Tyler.
Among the five schools in Chapel Hill ISD schools, Chapel Hill High School recorded the highest enrollment of African American students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 205 students.
The Texas education system is currently torn between public schools and taxpayer-funded private schools.
Critics argue that private schools use funds that should go to the public school system, while private school advocates claim they’re offering better education for more Texas students.
| Year | Total District Enrollment | Total of African American Students | African American students % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 3,308 | 575 | 17.4% |
| 2021-22 | 3,397 | 593 | 17.5% |
| 2020-21 | 3,416 | 585 | 17.1% |
| 2019-20 | 3,528 | 606 | 17.2% |
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