Dallas City Wire

There were 12,645 Hispanic students enrolled in Kaufman County schools in the 2021-22 school year, 12.1% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Kaufman County welcomed 35,312 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, Hispanic comprised 35.8% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 54 schools in Kaufman County, Terrell High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 749 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 Hispanic students enrolment	Total enrollment
North Forney High School	26.6	2,291
Forney High School	29	2,008
Crandall High School	35.1	1,529
Terrell High School	53.5	1,401
Kaufman High School	51	1,210
Herman Furlough Junior Middle School	52.5	1,112
Mabank High School	21.1	1,019
Norman Junior High School	54.7	978
Jackson Middle School	34.7	914
Rhodes Intermediate School	35.6	905
Warren Middle School	30.2	859
Crandall Middle School	37.9	855
Griffin Elementary School	24.1	830
Rhea Intermediate School	26.2	763
Henderson Elementary School	24	762
Criswell Elementary School	59.9	754
Lewis Elementary School	23.8	749
Noble Reed	47.5	688
Gilbert Willie Senior Elementary School	52.4	687
Crosby Elementary School	22.2	681
J. W. Long Elementary School	58.9	662
W. A. Martin Elementary School	57.9	662
Central Elementary School	18	661
Johnson Elementary School	22.3	611
Blackburn Elementary School	21.9	603
Brown Middle School	27.1	583
Mabank Junior High School	22.5	581
Nola Kathryn Wilson Elementary School	31	575
Dr. Bruce Wood Elementary School	52.2	565
Hollis T. Dietz Elementary School	30	563
Mabank Intermediate School	24	549
Barbara Walker Elementary School	28.3	534
Smith Intermediate School	22.6	521
Claybon Elementary School	25.8	515
Lucille Nash Elementary School	43.1	510
Southside Elementary School	21.5	469
Helen Edward Early Childhood Center	56.6	468
J. R. Phillips Elementary School	59.5	462
J. W. Monday Elementary School	56.6	452
Kemp High School	37.3	451
Kemp Primary School	37.9	443
Scurry-Rosser Middle School	20.3	434
Kemp Junior High School	34.5	417
Lakeview Elementary School	20.5	380
Kemp Intermediate School	39.4	373
Scurry-Rosser High School	23.2	358
Scurry-Rosser Elementary School	27	293
W. H. Burnett Elementary School	48.3	292
Global Leadership Academy	32.5	212
Crandall Compass Academy	24.4	45
Tisd Child & Adolescent School	13.8	29
Gary W. Campbell High School	65.2	23
Terrell Alternative Education Center/Phoenix School	23.1	13
Kemp Alternative	25	8