Longview Times

There were 1,474 white students enrolled in Carthage ISD schools in the 2022-23 school year, 3% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Carthage ISD schools welcomed 2,621 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 56.2% of the student body to be one of the most represented ethnicities in the district.

Carthage ISD roughly covers schools within Panola County and has a main office in Carthage.

Among the five schools in Carthage ISD schools, Carthage High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 447 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	2,621	1,474	56.2%
2021-22	2,674	1,519	56.8%
2020-21	2,653	1,483	55.9%
2019-20	2,702	1,524	56.4%