PANOLA CS

PANOLA CS is a micro-enrollment secondary school in CARTHAGE, Texas, operated by PANOLA CHARTER SCHOOL. The school instructs 32 students in grades 8 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 796 students per school, that is 96% below typical.

PANOLA CHARTER SCHOOL comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 184 students; PANOLA CS is among them.

In terms of who attends, PANOLA CS records that White students make up the majority at 75%. Beyond that, the school reports 9% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 6% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the resource side, PANOLA CS records 1 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 32.0:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Panola County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $64,894 per year, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Panola County runs 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,884 students), of which PANOLA CS is one.

PANOLA EARLY COLLEGE H S is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around PANOLA CS.

PANOLA CS operates from a small-town location. PANOLA CS operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PANOLA CS has expanded 19%, going from 27 students in 2018 to 32 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 81% to 75% over that span. Class-load math has widened: from 27.0:1 in 2018 to 32.0:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, members of the PANOLA CS community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.