Texas State Board Of Education Secretary Pat Hardy (2024) | twitter.com/pathardy
Texas State Board Of Education Secretary Pat Hardy (2024) | twitter.com/pathardy
Data showed that Panola County welcomed 3,883 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Asian students comprised 0.5% of the student body to be the third least represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the 10 schools in Panola County, only Carthage High School and Carthage Primary School enrolled any Asian students, welcoming five students each in the 2022-23 school year.
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 | % of Asian students enrolment | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Carthage High School | 0.6 | 809 |
| Baker-Koonce Intermediate School | 0.7 | 568 |
| Gary School | 0.6 | 493 |
| Carthage Primary School | 1 | 484 |
| Carthage Junior High School | 0 | 392 |
| Libby Elementary School | 0.5 | 368 |
| Beckville Junior-Senior High School | 0 | 343 |
| Beckville Sunset Elementary School | 0.3 | 343 |
| Panola Early College High School | 1.9 | 53 |
| Panola Charter School | 0 | 30 |
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