Most Diverse School Districts in Texas (Houston, Dallas: college, live, stats)

[As Above So Below...]

I thought this would be an interesting topic to look at. There is no published list, but below is what I came up with. The bar for being on this list is that each group must be at least 10% and no one group can be above 50%. In my search I could only come up with 8 that met those requirements:

1) Fort Bend ISD
Black - 27.3%
Hispanic - 26.3%
Asian - 26.1%
White - 16.7%

2) Plano ISD
White - 34.8%
Hispanic - 24.5%
Asian - 24.0%
Black - 12.6%

3) Katy ISD
White - 35.7%
Hispanic - 34.8%
Asian - 15.2%
Black - 10.8%

4) Pearland ISD
White - 36.5%
Hispanic - 33.5%
Black - 15.0%
Asian - 11.1%

5) Lewisville ISD
White - 41.3%
Hispanic - 29.6%
Asian - 14.6%
Black - 10.7%

6) Frisco ISD
White - 44.4%
Asian - 26.7%
Hispanic - 13.6%
Black - 10.8%

7) Allen ISD
White - 49.1%
Asian - 19.5%
Hispanic - 13.4%
Black - 12.9%

8) Wylie ISD
White - 49.4%
Hispanic - 22.2%
Black - 14.3%
Asian - 10.0%

There are a few others that I give an honorable mention to. They didnt quite meet the requirements laid out, but they were close.

9) Hurst Euless Bedford ISD
White - 35.2%
Hispanic - 30.1%
African American - 19.2%
Asian - 9.9%

10) Alvin ISD
Hispanic - 40.5%
White - 27.4%
Black - 20.0%
Asian - 9.4%

11) Round Rock ISD
White - 39.5%
Hispanic - 30.4%
Asian - 16.8%
Black - 8.9%

12) Cypress Fairbanks ISD
Hispanic - 44.3%
White - 24.8%
Black - 18.2%
Asian - 9.3%

13) Pflugerville ISD
Hispanic - 48.6%
White - 23.0%
Black - 15.8%
Asian - 8.0%

14) Garland ISD
Hispanic - 50.8%
White - 18.7%
Black - 17.4%
Asian - 9.0%

15) Carrollton Farmers Branch ISD
Hispanic - 56.0%
African American - 16.4%
White - 12.9%
Asian - 11.5%

I think those 15 can make a case for the most diverse school districts in the state. However, I'm willing to be wrong about that since I complied this myself. Feel free to chime in which anything Ive missed or if you have an argument of why its wrong.

In addition to the above, there are a few other things that caught my attention in my search:

The most Asian school district in the state is Coppell ISD at 47.3%.
The only school district in the state with a student body more than 2% Pacific Islander is Hurst Euless Bedford at 2.5%.

Below are the demographics of the biggest school districts in Texas:

1) Houston ISD - 216,000 students
Hispanic - 61.7%
Black - 24.0%
White - 8.8%
Asian - 4.0%

2) Dallas ISD - 156,000 students
Hispanic - 70.1%
Black - 22.5%
White - 5.4%
Asian - 1.4%

3) Cypress Fairbanks - 114,000 students
Listed above

4) Northside ISD (San Antonio) - 106,000 students
Hispanic - 67.9%
White - 19.2%
Black - 6.4%
Asian - 3.3%

5) Fort Worth ISD - 87,000 students
Hispanic - 62.4%
Black - 22.7%
White - 11.3%
Asian - 1.8%

6) Austin ISD - 83,000 students
Hispanic - 56.7%
White - 28.5%
Black - 7.3%
Asian - 4.2%

7) Katy ISD - 81,000 students
Listed above

8) Fort Bend ISD - 74,000 students
Listed above

9) Aldine ISD - 69,000 students
Hispanic - 72.9%
Black - 22.7%
White - 2.2%
Asian - 1.1%

10) North East ISD (San Antonio) - 67,000 students
Hispanic - 59.4%
White - 25.7%
Black - 7.3%
Asian - 8.8%

There were a few school districts in smaller cities that were more diverse than I expected. As a bonus, they are below:

Amarillo ISD:
Hispanic - 45.6%
White - 34.6%
Black - 10.7%
Asian - 6.4%

College Station ISD:
White - 53.6%
Hispanic - 22.1%
Black - 13.1%
Asian - 8.0%

Feel free to comment or correct or just look!

[DanielWayne]

I live near Pearland and I go there often. I can confirm that. I like Pearland for that reason.

[SanJac]

It's stunning how HISD and DISD are now predominantly Hispanic by large percentages. I did not realize that. Are there majority black school districts? Or have the blacks dispersed into all the surrounding suburbs?

[nasser1990]

Alief Independent School District. From it's elementary schools to intermediate schools, it soars above many others.

[TheOverdog]

Are there majority black school districts?

There are, and yes they are suburbs. Desoto ISD, just outside Dallas would be one example of a majority black district.

[As Above So Below...]

Originally Posted by nasser1990

Alief Independent School District. From it's elementary schools to intermediate schools, it soars above many others.

If youre talking about schools that are African American dominant, I dont think it would fit the bill:

Alief ISD
Hispanic: 53.1%
Black: 29.0%
Asian: 12.0%
White: 4.0%

Let me look to see what would be the more African American ISDs state wide.

[As Above So Below...]

For school districts with a majority black population, the ones I can find are below. Im listing only their black percentage:

Lancaster ISD: 76.4%
Desoto ISD: 76.1%
Cedar Hill ISD: 66.5%
Beaumont ISD: 59.8%
Crockett ISD: 50.0%

These are the only ones I could find. If you guys think of one Im missing, let me know! I couldnt find one ISD in the Houston area that had more than a 50% black population.

[nasser1990]

Originally Posted by As Above So Below...

If youre talking about schools that are African American dominant, I dont think it would fit the bill:

Alief ISD
Hispanic: 53.1%
Black: 29.0%
Asian: 12.0%
White: 4.0%

Let me look to see what would be the more African American ISDs state wide.

Those stats may be as inaccurate as the source you are getting them from. I know Alief ISD, as I have been residing in its area for almost 23 years, the versatility of its mentors, teachers, extra-curricular activities, and even employees. But yes, take a further look.

[tcualum]

Crowley ISD
Black: 44%
Hispanic: 31.6%
White: 15.9%
Asian: 4.4%

[SanJac]

What about Spring ISD?