Longview Times

There were 409 white students enrolled in Waskom ISD schools in the 2022-23 school year, 6% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Waskom ISD schools welcomed 825 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 49.6% of the student body to be one of the most represented ethnicities in the district.

Waskom ISD roughly covers schools within Harrison County and has a main office in Waskom.

Among the three schools in Waskom ISD schools, Waskom Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 174 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.

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.

Year	Total District Enrollment	Total of White Students	White students %
2022-23	825	409	49.6%
2021-22	845	435	51.5%
2020-21	824	426	51.7%
2019-20	853	443	51.9%