There were 16 Asian students enrolled in Panola County schools in the 2024-25 school year, 15.8% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.
Data showed that Panola County welcomed 3,884 students during the 2024-25 school year. Among them, Asian students comprised 0.4% of the student body to be the third least represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the 10 schools in Panola County, Carthage Primary School and Gary School recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students, with a total of four each.
A recent study by WalletHub classified Texas as one of the least-educated states in the U.S., ranking it 41st out of 50 in educational quality and student outcomes.
Underfunding is a frequently cited challenge facing Texas’ school districts. According to a 2024 report from the Texas Education Agency, 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 stated in an interview.
| School name | % Asian students | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Carthage High School | 0.3% | 785 |
| Baker-Koonce Intermediate School | 0.4% | 566 |
| Carthage Primary School | 0.8% | 513 |
| Gary School | 0.8% | 476 |
| Carthage Junior High School | 0.5% | 398 |
| Libby Elementary School | 0.5% | 375 |
| Beckville Junior-Senior High School | 0% | 347 |
| Beckville Sunset Elementary School | 0% | 337 |
| Panola Early College High School | 0% | 55 |
| Panola Charter School | 0% | 32 |
Information in this article was obtained from the Texas Education Agency. The source data can be found here.
