TEA: 51.8 Hispanic 29.5 white enrollment in 2013-2014
AUSTIN Texas (Texas Insider Report) Enrollment in Texas public schools continues to climb
growing by 19 over the past decade to 5151925 students in the 2013-2014 school year according to a new Texas Education Agency (TEA) report released earlier today.
Enrollment in Texas Public Schools 2013-2014 
documents
the ethnically and culturally diverse populations that are increasingly attending the states public schools.
The TEA report
Enrollment in Texas Public Schools 2013-2014 documents the ethnically and culturally diverse populations that are increasingly attending the states public schools.
In 2013-2014 statewide enrollment increased from the previous year by 1.5.
With an enrollment of 5151925 in 2013-2014 the student body was:
51.8 Hispanic- 29.5 white
- 12.7 African American
- 3.7 Asian and
- 1.9 multi-racial
The percentages of enrollment accounted for by Asian Hispanic and multi-racial students increased from 2012-2013 to 2013-2014.
The percentage accounted for by African-American students stayed the same.
The percentage accounted for by white students decreased.
Other highlights from the report include:
- Texas public school enrollment during the 2003-2004 school year was 4328028 students. By 2013-2014 total enrollment has increased by 823897 students or 19.
Enrollment in Texas public schools increased by 20.1 between 2001 and 2011 according to national figures. This was more than five times the increase in the United States (3.9) over the same time period.- The proportion of Texas public school enrollment accounted for by Hispanic students increased from 41.7 in 2001 to 50.8 in 2011 according to national figures.
- In 2013-2014 Grade 1 at 409333 students had the highest enrollment followed by Grade 9 at 408202 students. In each of the preceding 10 years Grade 9 had the highest enrollment of any grade.
- The percentage of students receiving bilingual or English as a Second Language (ESL) instructional services increased from 14 percent in 2003-2004 to 17.1 in 2013-2014.
- Across regional education service centers Region 4 (Houston) served the largest proportion of the states total enrollment (22.3) in 2013-2014.
- Nationally the proportion of public school enrollment accounted for by Hispanic students increased from 17.1 to 23.7 during that same time period.
Enrollment in Texas public schools grew by more than 59 over the past 26 years according to the Texas Education Agency report.
The complete TEA enrollment report is available here Enrollment in Texas Public Schools 2013-2014.
