Upper East Texas News

There were 1,364 Black students enrolled in Lamar County schools in the 2021-22 school year, 1.7% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Lamar County welcomed 8,459 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, Black comprised 16.1% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 21 schools in Lamar County, Paris High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 322 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.

School name	% of Black students enrolment	Total enrollment
Paris High School	34.7	929
Aikin Elementary School	29.5	924
North Lamar High School	4.6	711
Chisum Elementary School	3.6	579
Paris Junior High School	32.5	551
Frank Stone Middle School	3.1	548
Justiss Elementary School	32.5	533
Crockett Intermediate School	28.7	527
Blossom Elementary School	0.9	428
W. L. Higgins Elementary School	3.4	352
Chisum High School	5.2	305
Prairiland High School	0.7	302
Bailey Intermediate School	4.5	291
Cecil Everett Elementary School	3.2	277
Chisum Middle School	3.1	261
Prairiland Junior High School	0.4	243
Aaron Parker Elementary School	4.2	237
Lamar County Head Start	42.4	198
Deport Elementary School	2.6	117
Givens Early Childhood Center	24.5	106
Travis High School of Choice	17.5	40