Henderson County Education: 11 Pacific Islander students were enrolled in schools in 2022-23 school year

Texas State Board Of Education Chair Keven Ellis (2024) | twitter.com/KevenEllisDC

By East Central Texas News

Jan 29, 2025

There were 11 Pacific Islander students enrolled in Henderson County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 42.1% less 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, Pacific Islander students comprised 0.1% of the student body to be the least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 30 schools in Henderson County, Chandler Intermediate School recorded the highest enrollment of Pacific Islander students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of three 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 Henderson County in 2022-23 School Year

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

School name	% of Pacific Islander students enrolment	Total enrollment
Athens High School	0	928
Brownsboro High School	0.1	757
Athens Middle School	0	682
Central Athens	0.2	587
Eustace Primary School	0	497
Southside Elementary School	0	486
Eustace High School	0	473
Malakoff Elementary School	0.2	457
Bel Air Elementary School	0	453
Chandler Elementary School	0.2	450
South Athens Elementary School	0	449
Lakeview Elementary School	0	431
Brownsboro Elementary School	0	429
Brownsboro Junior High School	0.2	405
Eustace Middle School	0	382
Malakoff High School	0	378
Eustace Intermediate School	0	375
Brownsboro Intermediate School	0.3	326
Malakoff Middle School	0.3	323
Tool Elementary School	0	267
Cross Roads Elementary School	0	266
Chandler Intermediate School	1.2	253
Lapoynor Elementary School	0	202
Lapoynor High School	0	186
Cross Roads High School	0.5	185
Murchison Elementary School	0	175
Trinidad School	0	133
Cross Roads Junior High School	0	109
Lapoynor Junior High School	0	103
Malakoff Alternative Program (Map)	0	8