Upper East Texas News

There were 1,437 Hispanic students enrolled in Lamar County schools in the 2021-22 school year, 6.2% more 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, Hispanic comprised 17% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 21 schools in Lamar County, Paris High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 231 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 Hispanic students enrolment	Total enrollment
Paris High School	24.9	929
Aikin Elementary School	17.7	924
North Lamar High School	12.4	711
Chisum Elementary School	9	579
Paris Junior High School	25.2	551
Frank Stone Middle School	11.1	548
Justiss Elementary School	33.4	533
Crockett Intermediate School	28.8	527
Blossom Elementary School	8.6	428
W. L. Higgins Elementary School	12.2	352
Chisum High School	8.5	305
Prairiland High School	11.6	302
Bailey Intermediate School	13.1	291
Cecil Everett Elementary School	14.1	277
Chisum Middle School	11.1	261
Prairiland Junior High School	10.7	243
Aaron Parker Elementary School	5.1	237
Lamar County Head Start	21.2	198
Deport Elementary School	12	117
Givens Early Childhood Center	24.5	106
Travis High School of Choice	12.5	40