East Central Texas News

There were 29 American Indian students enrolled in Henderson County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 11.5% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Henderson County welcomed 11,155 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, American Indian students comprised 0.3% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 30 schools in Henderson County, Southside Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of American Indian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of six 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 American Indian students enrolment	Total enrollment
Athens High School	0.2	928
Brownsboro High School	0.4	757
Athens Middle School	0.1	682
Central Athens	0	587
Eustace Primary School	0.4	497
Southside Elementary School	1.2	486
Eustace High School	0.2	473
Malakoff Elementary School	0	457
Bel Air Elementary School	0.2	453
Chandler Elementary School	0.9	450
South Athens Elementary School	0.2	449
Lakeview Elementary School	0.7	431
Brownsboro Elementary School	0	429
Brownsboro Junior High School	0.2	405
Eustace Middle School	0	382
Malakoff High School	0.3	378
Eustace Intermediate School	0	375
Brownsboro Intermediate School	0.3	326
Malakoff Middle School	0	323
Tool Elementary School	0	267
Cross Roads Elementary School	0	266
Chandler Intermediate School	0.4	253
Lapoynor Elementary School	0	202
Lapoynor High School	0	186
Cross Roads High School	0	185
Murchison Elementary School	0	175
Trinidad School	0	133
Cross Roads Junior High School	0	109
Lapoynor Junior High School	1	103
Malakoff Alternative Program (Map)	0	8