East Central Texas News

There were 6,147 white students enrolled in Henderson County schools in the 2021-22 school year, 0.2% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Henderson County welcomed 9,983 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white comprised 61.6% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 28 schools in Henderson County, Brownsboro High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 552 students.

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.

School name	% of white students enrolment	Total enrollment
Athens High School	32.5	885
Brownsboro High School	72.8	758
Athens Middle School	31.7	652
Central Athens	36.1	538
Eustace Primary School	82.1	480
Malakoff Elementary School	58.6	476
Bel Air Elementary School	31.2	449
South Athens Elementary School	26.7	442
Brownsboro Elementary School	74.1	432
Eustace High School	78.2	432
Chandler Elementary School	69.2	413
Brownsboro Junior High School	71.7	407
Malakoff High School	60.8	378
Eustace Middle School	81.9	375
Eustace Intermediate School	79.6	363
Brownsboro Intermediate School	77.1	314
Malakoff Middle School	67.7	310
Chandler Intermediate School	73.2	261
Cross Roads Elementary School	81.9	254
Tool Elementary School	76.7	245
Lapoynor Elementary School	87.1	202
Lapoynor High School	81	179
Murchison Elementary School	74.3	179
Cross Roads High School	81.4	167
Trinidad School	55.2	154
Cross Roads Junior High School	83.8	117
Lapoynor Junior High School	85.5	110
Malakoff Alternative Program (Map)	63.6	11