East Central Texas News

There were eight American Indian students enrolled in Freestone County schools in the 2021-22 school year, 11.1% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Freestone County welcomed 3,523 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, American Indian comprised 0.2% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 12 schools in Freestone County, Fairfield High School recorded the highest enrollment of American Indian students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of four students.

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.

School name	% of American Indian students enrolment	Total enrollment
Fairfield High School	0.8	493
Teague Elementary School	0	454
Fairfield Junior High School	0.2	413
Fairfield Elementary School	0.8	394
Fairfield Intermediate School	0	387
Teague High School	0	371
Teague Junior High School	0	335
Wortham Elementary School	0	253
Wortham High School	0	148
Dew Elementary School	0	133
Wortham Middle School	0	119
Teague Lion Academy	0	23