East Central Texas News

There were 24 American Indian students enrolled in Anderson County schools in the 2021-22 school year, 11.1% less 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, American Indian comprised 0.3% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 24 schools in Anderson County, Story Intermediate School, Westwood High School, and Westwood Junior High School recorded the highest enrollment of American Indian students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of three students each.

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
Palestine High School	0.2	1,040
Story Intermediate School	0.5	639
Palestine Junior High School	0.2	502
Northside Primary School	0	484
Southside Elementary School	0.4	468
Westwood High School	0.8	400
Westwood Elementary School	0.5	384
Frankston Elementary School	0.3	373
Westwood Primary School	0.3	342
Elkhart Elementary School	0.3	320
Elkhart High School	0	307
Elkhart Middle School	0	268
Slocum PK - 8	0	257
Elkhart Intermediate School	0.8	255
Cayuga Elementary School	0	248
Neches Elementary School	0.4	239
Frankston High School	0.4	232
Washington Early Childhood Center	0	228
Westwood Junior High School	1.5	206
Frankston Middle School	0.5	203
Cayuga High School	0	169
Cayuga Middle School	0	159
Neches High School	0	104
Slocum High School	0	104