Longview Times

There were 49 African American students enrolled in Karnack ISD schools in the 2022-23 school year, 2% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Karnack ISD schools welcomed 130 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, African American students comprised 37.7% of the student body to be one of the most represented ethnicities in the district.

Karnack ISD roughly covers schools within Harrison County and has a main office in Karnack.

George Washington Carver Elementary School was the only school in the district which enrolled African American students, welcoming 49 students in the 2022-23 school year.

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	130	49	37.7%
2021-22	134	50	37.3%
2020-21	143	59	41.3%
2019-20	144	71	49.3%