East Central Texas News

Athens High School had the highest enrollment among Henderson County schools, welcoming 928 students during the 2022-23 academic year, according to the Texas Education Agency report.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 52.5% of them were boys, and 47.5% were girls.

The most represented ethnicity among Athens High School students was Hispanic, accounting for 50% of the student population.

Among the 30 schools in Henderson County, Brownsboro High School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 757 students, while Athens Middle School welcomed 682 students and ranked third in the 2022-23 school year.

Athens High School is a part of Athens ISD, which roughly covers schools within Henderson County with its main office in Athens.

In the previous school year, Athens High School also had the highest number of students among Henderson County schools.

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.

The Texas education system is currently torn between public schools and taxpayer-funded private schools.

Critics argue that private schools use funds that should go to the public school system, while private school advocates claim they’re offering better education for more Texas students.

School Name	City	Total School Enrollment
Athens High School	Athens	928
Brownsboro High School	Brownsboro	757
Athens Middle School	Athens	682
Central Athens	Athens	587
Eustace Primary School	Eustace	497
Southside Elementary School	Mabank	486
Eustace High School	Eustace	473
Malakoff Elementary School	Malakoff	457
Bel Air Elementary School	Athens	453
Chandler Elementary School	Brownsboro	450
South Athens Elementary School	Athens	449
Lakeview Elementary School	Mabank	431
Brownsboro Elementary School	Brownsboro	429
Brownsboro Junior High School	Brownsboro	405
Eustace Middle School	Eustace	382
Malakoff High School	Malakoff	378
Eustace Intermediate School	Eustace	375
Brownsboro Intermediate School	Brownsboro	326
Malakoff Middle School	Malakoff	323
Tool Elementary School	Malakoff	267
Cross Roads Elementary School	Malakoff	266
Chandler Intermediate School	Brownsboro	253
Lapoynor Elementary School	Larue	202
Lapoynor High School	Larue	186
Cross Roads High School	Malakoff	185
Murchison Elementary School	Murchison	175
Trinidad School	Trinidad	133
Cross Roads Junior High School	Malakoff	109
Lapoynor Junior High School	Larue	103
Malakoff Alternative Program (Map)	Malakoff	8