Upper East Texas News

There were 1,331 Black students enrolled in Lamar County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 2.4% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Lamar County welcomed 8,584 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 15.5% 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 2022-23 school year, with a total of 315 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 Black students enrolment	Total enrollment
Aikin Elementary School	26.5	937
Paris High School	33.7	934
North Lamar High School	4	727
Chisum Elementary School	3.9	593
Crockett Intermediate School	31.1	560
Justiss Elementary School	32.4	552
Frank Stone Middle School	4	528
Paris Junior High School	28.9	522
Blossom Elementary School	0.7	418
W. L. Higgins Elementary School	5.1	351
Chisum High School	2.5	322
Bailey Intermediate School	3	300
Prairiland High School	1.4	292
Cecil Everett Elementary School	3.2	279
Aaron Parker Elementary School	3.4	265
Chisum Middle School	3.8	264
Prairiland Junior High School	1.6	248
Lamar County Head Start	43.4	205
Deport Elementary School	0.7	141
Givens Early Childhood Center	16.5	103
Travis High School of Choice	23.3	43