East Central Texas News

There were six American Indian students enrolled in Freestone County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 25% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Freestone County welcomed 3,567 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, American Indian students comprised 0.2% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 12 schools in Freestone County, only Fairfield Elementary School and Fairfield High School enrolled any American Indian students, welcoming three 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
Fairfield High School	0.6	489
Teague Elementary School	0	468
Fairfield Junior High School	0	409
Teague High School	0	394
Fairfield Elementary School	0.8	391
Fairfield Intermediate School	0	373
Teague Junior High School	0	334
Wortham Elementary School	0	255
Wortham High School	0	175
Dew Elementary School	0	137
Wortham Middle School	0	122
Teague Lion Academy	0	20