Denton County Education: 702 American Indian students were enrolled in schools in 2022-23 school year

Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | onestarfoundation.org

By North Texas News

Dec 30, 2024

There were 702 American Indian students enrolled in Denton County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 5.2% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Denton County welcomed 167,029 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, American Indian students comprised 0.4% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 219 schools in Denton County, Byron Nelson High School recorded the highest enrollment of American Indian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 24 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.

Underfunding is a frequently cited challenge facing the state's school districts. Per-pupil funding has not increased since 2019, despite inflation rates rising by more than 20% since then.

“As a result, many districts in our very own Central Texas region are being forced to cut back on essential programs, services, consider school closures, and adopt deficit budgets just to provide students with the education that they deserve,” Hutto ISD Trustee James Matlock said.

Ethnicities in Denton County in 2022-23 School Year

Enrollment Demographics in Denton County Schools During 2022-23 School Year

School name	% of American Indian students enrolment	Total enrollment
Lewisville High School	0.4	4,240
Hebron High School	0.3	3,678
Flower Mound High School	0.4	3,542
Marcus High School	0.4	3,005
Byron Nelson High School	0.9	2,809
Ray Braswell High School	0.3	2,767
Guyer High School	0.6	2,554
Little Elm High School	0.4	2,514
Reedy High School	0.4	2,275
Northwest High School	0.6	2,264
Ryan High School	0.7	2,194
Wakeland High School	0.4	2,147
Premier High School Online	0.2	2,107
Lone Star High School	0.4	2,036
Denton High School	0.4	2,024
The Colony High School	0.5	1,895
Creekview High School	0.1	1,610
William Rushing Middle School	0.5	1,507
Argyle High School	0.3	1,477
Lake Dallas High School	0.8	1,293
Argyle Middle School	0.7	1,168
Gene Pike Middle School	0.5	1,150
Trent Middle School	0.4	1,115
Pioneer Heritage Middle School	0.2	1,076
Navo Middle School	0.4	1,051
Mrs. Jerry Bryant Elementary School	0.5	1,021
Killian Middle School	0.1	1,009
Pearson Middle School	0.1	997
Lowell High Strike Middle School	0.5	992
Medlin Middle School	0.6	991
Rodriguez Middle School	0.2	973
Ischool Virtual Academy of Texas	0.4	956
Founders Classical Academy of Flower Mound	0	953
Oak Point Elementary School	0.5	952
Strickland Middle School	0.6	940
Founders Classical Academy	0.2	934
Jerry R. Walker Middle School	0.2	932
Stafford Middle School	0.4	927
Aubrey High School	0.3	923
Cobb Middle School	0.4	905
Lake Dallas Middle School	1.3	902
Forestwood Middle School	0.2	892
Blalack Middle School	0.2	888
Windsong Ranch Elementary School	0.6	888
Arbor Creek Middle School	0.1	887
Leadership Prep School Secondary	0.8	851
Hedrick Middle School	0.1	850
Argyle West	0.6	845
Crownover Middle School	0	840
Chuck and Cindy Stuber Elementary School	1.1	832
Griffin Middle School	0.7	830
Sanger High School	0.2	827
Lance Thompson Elementary School	1	825
Bettye Myers Middle School	0	821
Harpool Middle School	0.2	820
Aubrey Middle School	0.4	814
Allen Elementary School	0.2	808
McKamy Middle School	0.5	805
Independence Elementary School	0.3	799
Briarhill Middle School	1.1	799
Wayne A. Cox Elementary School	0.5	791
Clara Love Elementary School	0.4	766
McMath Middle School	0.1	761
Calhoun Middle School	0.7	757
Griffin Middle School	0.8	755
Ponder Elementary School	0	754
Lamar Middle School	0.8	753
Savannah Elementary School	0.7	740
Wellington Elementary School	0.4	739
Jackie Fuller Elementary School	0.5	735
Hackberry Elementary School	0.1	732
Vaughn Elementary School	0.4	729
Hosp Elementary School	0.4	725
Samuel Beck Elementary School	0.3	725
Marshall Durham Middle School	0.3	715
Nichols Elementary School	0.6	714
Robertson Elementary School	0.6	712
Bledsoe Elementary School	0	708
Castle Hills Elementary School	0.3	706
Cross Oaks Elementary School	0.6	699
McWhorter Elementary School	0.1	698
Union Park Elementary School	0.3	695
Phillips Elementary School	1.3	694
Boals Elementary School	1	692
Nette Shultz	0.1	690
Delay Middle School	0.7	690
Krum High School	0.7	686
Huffines Middle School	0.4	679
Roanoke Elementary School	0.4	677
Pecan Creek Elementary School	0	671
Pink Elementary School	0.1	671
D. H. Brent Elementary School	0.1	670
Fisher Elementary School	0.9	665
Evers Park Elementary School	0.5	659
Rockbrook Elementary School	0	655
Providence Elementary School	0	655
Catherine Bell Elementary School	0.6	650
Shadow Ridge Middle School	0.3	649
Purefoy Elementary School	0	649
Prairie Trail Elementary School	0	643
Rivera Elementary School	0.5	642
Newton Rayzor Elementary School	0	641
Hilltop Elementary School	0.6	636
Hawk Elementary School	0.2	635
Hodge Elementary School	0	634
STEM Academy at Memorial Elementary	0.2	632
Bluebonnet Elementary School	1.1	632
Long Middle School	0.3	626
Newman Elementary School	0.3	622
Marjory Vickery Elementary School	0.2	622
Trivium Academy	0	621
Tom Hicks Elementary School	0.5	621
Lakeland Elementary School	0.3	620
Southridge Elementary School	0	619
Ginnings Elementary School	0.2	617
Paloma Creek Elementary School	0	616
W. R. Hatfield Elementary School	1.1	613
Mill Street Elementary School	0.8	613
Ryan Elementary School	0	612
Justin Elementary School	0.7	605
Miller Elementary School	0.8	602
Butterfield Elementary School	0.8	600
Creek Valley Middle School	0	600
Alice Moore Alexander	0	599
Sparks Elementary School	0.3	598
Liberty Elementary School	0.5	593
Shady Shores Elementary School	0.3	591
Lakeview Elementary School	0.2	585
Flower Mound Elementary School	0.9	584
Corinth Elementary School	1.2	580
Harmony Science Academy - Carrollton	0	578
STEM Academy at Bridlewood Elementary	0.3	573
Corbell Elementary School	0.5	572
STEM Academy at Donald Elementary	0.5	570
Forest Vista Elementary School	0.4	569
McNair Elementary School	0.2	561
Parkway Elementary School	0.4	560
Lakeview Elementary School	0.2	547
Krum Middle School	0.4	541
Coyote Ridge Elementary School	0.6	540
McAuliffe Elementary School	0.4	539
James A. Monaco	0.4	537
Indian Creek Elementary School	0.2	535
Lake Dallas Elementary School	0.4	534
McKamy Elementary School	0.4	533
Peters Colony Elementary School	0.2	532
Blanton Elementary School	0	530
Hl Brockett	0.2	529
STEM Academy at Valley Ridge Elementary	0	524
Nelson Elementary School	0.6	520
Central Elementary School	0.2	519
Davis Elementary School	0.6	518
Pilot Point Elementary School	0.4	516
Founders Classical Academy Corinth - Upper School	0.4	514
Lewisville Elementary School	0	512
Clayton Downing Middle School	0.4	511
Heritage Elementary School	0.4	511
Carroll Elementary School	1	508
Ponder High School	0.8	505
Houston Elementary School	0	502
Leadership Prep School	1.4	500
Cesar Chavez Elementary School	0.2	491
Camey Elementary School	0.6	490
Sheffield Elementary School	0	486
Old Settlers Elementary School	0.2	480
STEM Academy at Polser Elementary	0	479
Founders Classical Academy Corinth	0.2	475
Prestwick Elementary School	0.2	473
Kent Elementary School	0.2	468
Stephens Elementary School	1.1	464
Lillie J. Jackson Early Childhood Center	0	464
Homestead Elementary School	0.9	462
Rosemeade Elementary School	0.2	461
Pilot Point High School	0.4	452
Degan Elementary School	0.2	452
Dorothy P. Adkins Elementary School	0.7	448
Timber Creek Elementary School	0.9	434
Krum Early Education Center	0.7	430
Borman Elementary School	0	429
Lakeview Middle School	0	426
Furneaux Elementary School	0.5	425
Creekside Elementary School	0	420
Harmony School of Innovation - Carrollton	1	419
Thompson Elementary School	0.7	416
Hebron Valley Elementary School	0.7	415
Chisholm Trail Elementary School	0	409
Sanger Middle School	0.5	389
Ponder Junior High School	1	381
Garden Ridge Elementary School	0.3	380
Ethridge Elementary School	0.3	368
Morningside Elementary School	0.3	364
Highland Village Elementary School	0.3	358
Clear Creek Intermediate School	0.6	339
Ischool Lewisville (6-12 Campus)	0	338
Rainwater Elementary School	0.3	336
Pilot Point Selz Middle School	0	330
Dyer Elementary School	0.3	329
Ep Rayzor Elementary School	0	322
Blanche Dodd Elementary School	0.3	312
The Ann Windle School for Young Children	0.3	309
North Texas Collegiate Academy-South Campus	0	277
B. B. Owen Elementary School	0.4	263
North Texas Collegiate Academy-East Campus	0	253
Emilio & Guadalupe Gonzalez Pre-K Center	0	249
Learning Center	1.6	243
North Texas Collegiate Academy-North Campus	0.4	231
James M. Steele High School	2.2	226
Sanger Sixth Grade Campus	0	213
The Lagrone Academy	1	210
Denton Classical Academy	0	189
Pilot Point Early Childhood Center	1.1	185
Winfree Academy Charter School (Lewisville)	0.7	146
Ischool Lewisville (K-5 Campus)	2	101
Lester Davis	3.3	92
Joe Dale Sparks Campus	1.6	62
Fred Moore High School	1.7	59
Denton County JJAEP	0	46
Linda Tutt High School	0	24
Denton County JJAEP	0	6