East Central Texas News

There were 4,266 white students enrolled in Anderson County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.3% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Anderson County welcomed 8,188 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 52.1% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 25 schools in Anderson County, Palestine High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 294 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
Palestine High School	29.5	998
Story Intermediate School	27.3	673
Palestine Junior High School	28.4	493
Northside Primary School	30.3	465
Southside Elementary School	23.3	447
Westwood High School	42.7	438
Westwood Elementary School	46.8	408
Frankston Elementary School	76.7	373
Westwood Primary School	47.9	363
Elkhart Elementary School	77.1	327
Elkhart High School	79.7	315
Elkhart Intermediate School	79.1	282
Elkhart Middle School	81.9	270
Cayuga Elementary School	81.7	257
Slocum PK - 8	89.5	256
Frankston High School	70.2	245
UT Tyler University Academy at Palestine	57.9	228
Washington Early Childhood Center	19.9	221
Westwood Junior High School	46.3	205
Frankston Middle School	78.3	184
Cayuga High School	80.7	171
Neches Elementary School	76.5	170
Cayuga Middle School	79.5	166
Neches High School	77.9	140
Slocum High School	89.2	93