Of all the students welcomed in the 2021-22 school year, 51.4% of them were boys, and 48.6% were girls.
Data also showed that the majority of students were white, representing 54.8% of the Carthage High School total enrollment.
Among the 10 schools in Panola County, Baker-Koonce Intermediate School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 570 students, while Carthage Primary School welcomed 519 students and ranked third in the 2021-22 school year.
Carthage High School is a part of Carthage ISD, which roughly covers schools within Panola County with its main office in Carthage.
In the previous school year, Carthage High School also had the highest number of students among Panola County schools.
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.
More than 5.4 million students are enrolled in public schools across Texas. Nearly one million of them live in rural areas where options for local public schools are few and far between.
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 | City | Total School Enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Carthage High School | Carthage | 800 |
| Baker-Koonce Intermediate School | Carthage | 570 |
| Carthage Primary School | Carthage | 519 |
| Gary School | Gary | 487 |
| Carthage Junior High School | Carthage | 432 |
| Libby Elementary School | Carthage | 353 |
| Beckville Junior-Senior High School | Beckville | 351 |
| Beckville Sunset Elementary School | Beckville | 335 |
| Panola Charter School | Carthage | 50 |
| Panola Early College High School | Carthage | 48 |
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