East Central Texas News

There were 31 American Indian students enrolled in Navarro County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 6.9% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Navarro County welcomed 10,547 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, American Indian students comprised 0.3% of the student body to be the least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 23 schools in Navarro County, only Corsicana High School and Dawson Elementary School enrolled any American Indian students, welcoming five students each in the 2022-23 school year.

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 American Indian students enrolment	Total enrollment
Corsicana High School	0.3	1,805
Corsicana Middle School	0.2	928
Collins Intermediate School	0.2	868
Jose Antonio Navarro Elementary School	0.6	621
Kerens School	0	570
Bowie Elementary School	0.7	534
Carroll Elementary School	0.4	502
Mildred High School	0.2	468
Sam Houston Elementary School	0	439
Blooming Grove Elementary School	0	428
Rice Elementary School	0.2	407
Fannin Elementary School	0	399
Mildred Elementary School	0.3	380
Rice Intermediate/Middle School	0	322
Rice High School	0	307
Dawson Elementary School	1.8	281
Blooming Grove High School	0	267
Dawson High School	1.5	265
Frost High School	0	240
Blooming Grove Junior High School	0	225
Frost Elementary School	0	215
Two Dimensions at Corsicana	0	73
Navarro County AEP/ABC	0	3