Tyler Reporter

There were 4,547 white students enrolled in Wood County schools in the 2021-22 school year, 3.6% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Wood County welcomed 6,324 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, white comprised 71.9% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 18 schools in Wood County, Quitman Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 462 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 white students enrolment	Total enrollment
Quitman Elementary School	79	585
Winnsboro High School	77	479
Mineola High School	56.2	461
Alba-Golden Elementary School	85.3	429
Mineola Primary School	55.5	427
Alba-Golden High School	84.7	425
Hawkins High School / Middle	80.6	392
Mineola Middle School	53.6	388
Winnsboro Elementary School	71.2	382
Winnsboro Junior High School	78.6	369
Mineola Elementary School	57.3	356
Hawkins Elementary School	80.8	355
Quitman High School	71.8	351
Winnsboro Memorial Intermediate School	72	307
Quitman Junior High School	79	243
Yantis School	67.4	190
Yantis Elementary School	65.7	178
Alter School	100	7