East Central Texas News

There were 4,114 white students enrolled in Anderson County schools in the 2021-22 school year, 0.2% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Anderson County welcomed 7,931 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white comprised 51.9% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 24 schools in Anderson County, Palestine High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 304 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 white students enrolment	Total enrollment
Palestine High School	29.2	1,040
Story Intermediate School	26.4	639
Palestine Junior High School	26.9	502
Northside Primary School	27.7	484
Southside Elementary School	25.2	468
Westwood High School	45.8	400
Westwood Elementary School	48.4	384
Frankston Elementary School	76.7	373
Westwood Primary School	49.1	342
Elkhart Elementary School	78.1	320
Elkhart High School	78.5	307
Elkhart Middle School	82.5	268
Slocum PK - 8	86.4	257
Elkhart Intermediate School	83.1	255
Cayuga Elementary School	78.2	248
Neches Elementary School	73.6	239
Frankston High School	74.1	232
Washington Early Childhood Center	24.6	228
Westwood Junior High School	49.5	206
Frankston Middle School	73.9	203
Cayuga High School	79.9	169
Cayuga Middle School	79.2	159
Neches High School	78.8	104
Slocum High School	88.5	104