East Central Texas News

There were 2,162 Hispanic students enrolled in Anderson County schools in the 2021-22 school year, 2.7% 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, Hispanic comprised 27.3% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 24 schools in Anderson County, Palestine High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 462 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
Palestine High School	44.4	1,040
Story Intermediate School	42.9	639
Palestine Junior High School	43.2	502
Northside Primary School	42.6	484
Southside Elementary School	41	468
Westwood High School	30.8	400
Westwood Elementary School	27.6	384
Frankston Elementary School	11.3	373
Westwood Primary School	21.6	342
Elkhart Elementary School	12.5	320
Elkhart High School	12.7	307
Elkhart Middle School	12.3	268
Slocum PK - 8	9.3	257
Elkhart Intermediate School	9.4	255
Cayuga Elementary School	11.7	248
Neches Elementary School	14.2	239
Frankston High School	11.2	232
Washington Early Childhood Center	40.4	228
Westwood Junior High School	22.3	206
Frankston Middle School	11.3	203
Cayuga High School	10.1	169
Cayuga Middle School	12.6	159
Neches High School	11.5	104
Slocum High School	6.7	104