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Majority of Texas Public School Students are Hispanic

April 1, 2011
The Texas Education Agency reports that for the first time in modern Texas history, students of Hispanic ancestry make up a majority of those enrolled in the state's public schools.

The Texas Education Agency reports that for the first time in modern Texas history, students of Hispanic ancestry make up a majority of those enrolled in the state’s public schools.

Statistics for 2010-2011 show that 2,480,000 students are Hispanic—50.2 percent of the total enrollment, which is 4,933,617.

The ethnicity breakdown of Texas public school students:

•Black or African American:

637,722

•American Indian or Alaska

Native: 23,602

•Asian: 169,338

•Hispanic: 2,480,000

•Native Hawaiian/Other

Pacific: 6,127

•Two or More Races: 78,419

•White: 1,538,409

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