Forest Country News

There were 1,804 Hispanic students enrolled in Polk County schools in the 2021-22 school year, 12.3% more 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, Hispanic comprised 25.6% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 18 schools in Polk County, Livingston High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 294 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
Livingston High School	26	1,130
Livingston Junior High School	27.7	911
Onalaska Elementary School	12	700
Big Sandy School	8.8	532
Onalaska Junior/Senior High School	10.3	515
Pine Ridge Primary School	30.5	492
Cedar Grove Elementary School	26.1	491
Timber Creek Elementary School	26.7	491
Creekside Elementary School	31.6	484
Corrigan-Camden Elementary School	42.3	402
Corrigan-Camden High School	44.9	227
Corrigan-Camden Junior High School	38.9	190
Leggett Elementary School	17.4	138
Goodrich Elementary School	42.9	126
Leggett High School	25.9	81
Goodrich High School	55.1	69
Goodrich Middle School	53.1	49
Livingston High School Academy	12.5	24