Of the 3,945 students attending Panola County County schools, 65.8% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 15.9% of Panola County County students.
In the previous school year, white students still were the most common group in Panola County County, representing 65.1% of the student body.
Libby Elementary School had the most even distribution of races among the county schools, including 57.5% white students, 19% Hispanic students, 17.6% Black students, 5.1% Multi-racial students, 0.6% Asian students, and 0.3% American Indian students.
In the 2021-22 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county increased 2.1% when compared to the previous year.
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.
| School name | Most prevalent ethnic group | Percent of Total Student Body | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baker-Koonce Intermediate School | white | 58.2% | 570 |
| Beckville Junior-Senior High School | white | 78.1% | 351 |
| Beckville Sunset Elementary School | white | 82.1% | 335 |
| Carthage High School | white | 54.8% | 800 |
| Carthage Junior High School | white | 56.3% | 432 |
| Carthage Primary School | white | 58.4% | 519 |
| Gary School | white | 90.3% | 487 |
| Libby Elementary School | white | 57.5% | 353 |
| Panola Charter School | white | 90% | 50 |
| Panola Early College High School | white | 85.4% | 48 |
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