How many Hispanic students were enrolled in Anderson County schools in 2022-23 school year?

Texas State Board Of Education Secretary Pat Hardy (2024) | twitter.com/pathardy

By East Central Texas News

Dec 16, 2024

There were 2,194 Hispanic students enrolled in Anderson County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.9% less 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, Hispanic students comprised 26.8% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 25 schools in Anderson County, Palestine High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 450 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.

Underfunding is a frequently cited challenge facing the state's school districts. Per-pupil funding has not increased since 2019, despite inflation rates rising by more than 20% since then.

“As a result, many districts in our very own Central Texas region are being forced to cut back on essential programs, services, consider school closures, and adopt deficit budgets just to provide students with the education that they deserve,” Hutto ISD Trustee James Matlock said.

Ethnicities in Anderson County in 2022-23 School Year

Enrollment Demographics in Anderson County Schools During 2022-23 School Year

School name	% of Hispanic students enrolment	Total enrollment
Palestine High School	45.1	998
Story Intermediate School	41.3	673
Palestine Junior High School	42.6	493
Northside Primary School	39.4	465
Southside Elementary School	45.9	447
Westwood High School	31.1	438
Westwood Elementary School	27.7	408
Frankston Elementary School	11.8	373
Westwood Primary School	23.1	363
Elkhart Elementary School	10.1	327
Elkhart High School	12.1	315
Elkhart Intermediate School	11.7	282
Elkhart Middle School	11.5	270
Cayuga Elementary School	8.6	257
Slocum PK - 8	6.6	256
Frankston High School	13.1	245
UT Tyler University Academy at Palestine	19.7	228
Washington Early Childhood Center	43.9	221
Westwood Junior High School	23.4	205
Frankston Middle School	8.2	184
Cayuga High School	10.5	171
Neches Elementary School	12.4	170
Cayuga Middle School	9.6	166
Neches High School	12.9	140
Slocum High School	7.5	93