Houston school district trying to woo parents while losing students amid school choice competition

Houston Independent School District (HISD) has to win back parents as more appear to be turning away from large urban school districts across the country.

"If you've been looking at the national statistics, a lot of places have experienced enrollment loss. In Houston, right after COVID, this district lost 15,000 kids that didn't come back," HISD Superintendent Mike Miles told Fox News Digital.

"A lot of districts lost a lot of kids, and they never came back," Miles added.

HISD presides over 274 schools and 184,109 students.