Forest Country News

There were 123 American Indian students enrolled in Polk County schools in the 2021-22 school year, 3.9% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Polk County welcomed 7,052 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, American Indian comprised 1.7% of the student body to be the third least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 18 schools in Polk County, Big Sandy School recorded the highest enrollment of American Indian students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 105 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 American Indian students enrolment	Total enrollment
Livingston High School	0.3	1,130
Livingston Junior High School	0	911
Onalaska Elementary School	0	700
Big Sandy School	19.7	532
Onalaska Junior/Senior High School	0.6	515
Pine Ridge Primary School	0.4	492
Cedar Grove Elementary School	0.4	491
Timber Creek Elementary School	0	491
Creekside Elementary School	0.8	484
Corrigan-Camden Elementary School	0	402
Corrigan-Camden High School	0	227
Corrigan-Camden Junior High School	0.5	190
Leggett Elementary School	0	138
Goodrich Elementary School	2.4	126
Leggett High School	0	81
Goodrich High School	0	69
Goodrich Middle School	0	49
Livingston High School Academy	0	24