Longview Times

There were 34 Pacific Islander students enrolled in Harrison County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 36% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Harrison County welcomed 26,739 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Pacific Islander students comprised 0.1% of the student body to be the least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 25 schools in Harrison County, Texas Virtual Academy at Hallsville recorded the highest enrollment of Pacific Islander students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 25 students.

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 Pacific Islander students enrolment	Total enrollment
Texas Virtual Academy at Hallsville	0.2	14,830
Hallsville High School	0.1	1,456
Marshall High School	0.1	1,434
Hallsville Junior High School	0	1,139
Marshall Junior High School	0.1	1,105
Hallsville North Elementary School	0.1	677
Hallsville East Elementary School	0.3	604
Crockett Elementary School	0	566
Sam Houston Elementary School	0	534
Wm. B. Travis Elementary School	0	525
Price T. Young Elementary School	0.2	512
Hallsville Intermediate School	0	389
Elysian Fields Elementary School	0	374
Waskom Elementary School	0	358
Harleton Elementary School	0	332
Marshall Early Childhood Center	0.3	289
Waskom High School	0	265
Elysian Fields High School	0	259
Harleton High School	0	212
Waskom Middle School	0	202
Elysian Fields Middle School	0	180
Harleton Junior High School	0	161
George Washington Carver Elementary School	0	130
Texas Early College High School	0	114
Marshall Early Graduation School	0	92