Van Zandt County Education: 4 Pacific Islander students were enrolled in schools in 2022-23 school year

Texas State Board Of Education Chair Keven Ellis (2024) | twitter.com/KevenEllisDC

By Tyler Reporter

Jan 30, 2025

There were four Pacific Islander students enrolled in Van Zandt County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 100% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Van Zandt County welcomed 10,717 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Pacific Islander students comprised 0% of the student body to be the least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 29 schools in Van Zandt County, Edgewood High School, Van Middle School, Wills Point Middle School, and Wills Point Primary School recorded the highest enrollment of Pacific Islander student in the 2022-23 school year.

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.

Underfunding is a frequently cited challenge facing the state's school districts. Per-pupil funding has not increased since 2019, despite inflation rates rising by more than 20% since then.

“As a result, many districts in our very own Central Texas region are being forced to cut back on essential programs, services, consider school closures, and adopt deficit budgets just to provide students with the education that they deserve,” Hutto ISD Trustee James Matlock said.

Ethnicities in Van Zandt County in 2022-23 School Year

Enrollment Demographics in Van Zandt County Schools During 2022-23 School Year

School name	% of Pacific Islander students enrolment	Total enrollment
Wills Point High School	0	803
Van High School	0	793
Canton High School	0	653
Earnest O. Woods Intermediate School	0	589
Wills Point Primary School	0.2	577
Canton Elementary School	0	571
Canton Junior High School	0	550
Canton Intermediate School	0	529
Van Middle School	0.2	512
Wills Point Middle School	0.2	407
Rhodes Elementary School	0	392
Wills Point Junior High School	0	389
Van Junior High School	0	389
Grand Saline High School	0	341
Van Intermediate School	0	321
Edgewood High School	0.3	314
Grand Saline Elementary School	0	308
Martins Mill Elementary School	0	284
Grand Saline Intermediate School	0	281
Grand Saline Middle School	0	273
Edgewood Elementary School	0	272
Edgewood Middle School	0	231
Edgewood Intermediate School	0	225
Martins Mill High School	0	211
Hallie Randall Elementary School	0	204
Fruitvale High School	0	108
Ranch Academy	0	93
Fruitvale Middle School	0	86
Van Zandt County Youth Multi-Service Center	0	11