East Central Texas News

There were 2,644 Hispanic students enrolled in Henderson County schools in the 2021-22 school year, 4.3% more 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, Hispanic comprised 26.5% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 28 schools in Henderson County, Athens High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 454 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 Hispanic students enrolment	Total enrollment
Athens High School	51.3	885
Brownsboro High School	17.2	758
Athens Middle School	50	652
Central Athens	42.8	538
Eustace Primary School	12.7	480
Malakoff Elementary School	21	476
Bel Air Elementary School	53	449
South Athens Elementary School	55.2	442
Brownsboro Elementary School	18.5	432
Eustace High School	17.1	432
Chandler Elementary School	19.1	413
Brownsboro Junior High School	17.9	407
Malakoff High School	20.9	378
Eustace Middle School	13.1	375
Eustace Intermediate School	14.6	363
Brownsboro Intermediate School	14.3	314
Malakoff Middle School	20	310
Chandler Intermediate School	16.1	261
Cross Roads Elementary School	12.2	254
Tool Elementary School	17.1	245
Lapoynor Elementary School	7.4	202
Lapoynor High School	12.8	179
Murchison Elementary School	21.2	179
Cross Roads High School	14.4	167
Trinidad School	18.2	154
Cross Roads Junior High School	12.8	117
Lapoynor Junior High School	7.3	110
Malakoff Alternative Program (Map)	9.1	11