Lubbock Times

There were 453 African American students enrolled in Frenship ISD schools in the 2022-23 school year, 5.1% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Frenship ISD schools welcomed 11,165 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, African American students comprised 4.1% of the student body to be one of the least represented ethnicities in the district.

Frenship ISD roughly covers schools within Lubbock County and has a main office in Wolfforth.

Among the 12 schools in Frenship ISD schools, Frenship High School recorded the highest enrollment of African American students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 123 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	11,165	453	4.1%
2021-22	10,877	431	4%
2020-21	10,353	412	4%
2019-20	10,269	410	4%