Hill Country Chronicle

There were three African American students enrolled in Harper ISD schools in the 2022-23 school year, the same number as the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Harper ISD schools welcomed 584 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, African American students comprised 0.5% of the student body to be one of the least represented ethnicities in the district.

Harper ISD roughly covers schools within Gillespie County and has a main office in Harper.

Among the three schools in Harper ISD schools, Harper Middle School recorded the highest enrollment of African American students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of two 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	584	3	0.5%
2021-22	560	3	0.5%
2020-21	554	2	0.4%
2019-20	568	2	0.4%