East Central Texas News

Mabank ISD had the highest enrollment among Henderson County districts, welcoming 3,659 students during the 2021-22 academic year, according to the Texas Education Agency report.

Out of the total students welcomed in the 2021-22 school year, 52.1% of them were boys, and 47.9% were girls.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 71.4% of the Mabank ISD total enrollment.

Among the 10 districts in Henderson County, Athens ISD ranked second in enrollment numbers with 2,966 students, while Brownsboro ISD welcomed 2,585 students and ranked third in the 2021-22 school year.

Mabank ISD generally encompasses schools within Henderson County with its main office in Mabank.

In the previous school year, Mabank ISD had the highest number of students among Henderson County districts.

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.

Education in Texas is often a hot button issue, especially as test scores lag behind other states.

“The problems commonly cited are flaws in the school financing system, relatively low teacher salary, poor test performance by students, dropouts from traditional schools in favor of charter schools, gun violence, and mental health issues,” claimed the Texas Almanac.

District	City (Main Office)	Total enrollment
Mabank ISD	Mabank	3,659
Athens ISD	Athens	2,966
Brownsboro ISD	Brownsboro	2,585
Kemp ISD	Kemp	1,692
Eustace ISD	Eustace	1,650
Malakoff ISD	Malakoff	1,420
Cross Roads ISD	Malakoff	538
Lapoynor ISD		491
Murchison ISD	Murchison	179
Trinidad ISD	Trinidad	154