Upper East Texas News

Hispanic students made up the largest ethnic group in Titus County schools in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 7,115 students attending Titus County schools, 64.1% were Hispanic. White students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 24.8% of the total enrollment.

In the previous school year, Hispanic students also made up the largest ethnic group in Titus County, comprising 64% of the student body.

Mount Pleasant High School, P. E. Wallace Middle School and Vivian Fowler Elementary School had the most diverse student body in Titus County, including white, American Indian, Black, Asian, Hispanic, Pacific Islander, and multiracial.

In the 2022-23 school year, total public school enrollment in the county increased by 1.8% when compared to the previous 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	Most prevalent ethnic group	Percent of Total Student Body	Total enrollment
Annie Sims Elementary School	Hispanic	69.2%	493
Chapel Hill Elementary School	White	52%	483
Chapel Hill High School	White	56.4%	342
Chapel Hill Junior High School	White	52.5%	236
Child Development Center	Hispanic	75.7%	452
E. C. Brice Elementary School	Hispanic	67.4%	460
Frances Corprew Elementary School	Hispanic	70.6%	402
Harts Bluff Early College High School	Hispanic	55.6%	178
Harts Bluff Elementary School	Hispanic	51%	690
Mount Pleasant DAEP	Hispanic	77.8%	36
Mount Pleasant High School	Hispanic	71%	1,521
Mount Pleasant Junior High School	Hispanic	71.3%	760
P. E. Wallace Middle School	Hispanic	70.8%	658
Vivian Fowler Elementary School	Hispanic	72.3%	404