There were 15,596 Black students enrolled in Jefferson County schools in the 2024-25 school year, 0.7% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.
Data showed that Jefferson County welcomed 42,709 students during the 2024-25 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 36.5% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the 72 schools in Jefferson County, Beaumont United High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students, with a total of 1,347.
A recent study by WalletHub classified Texas as one of the least-educated states in the U.S., ranking it 41st out of 50 in educational quality and student outcomes.
Underfunding is a frequently cited challenge facing Texas’ school districts. According to a 2024 report from the Texas Education Agency, 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 stated in an interview.
| School name | % Black students | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| West Brook Senior High School | 52% | 2,213 |
| Memorial High School | 42.7% | 2,140 |
| Beaumont United High School | 66.2% | 2,035 |
| Port Neches-Groves High School | 4.7% | 1,720 |
| Nederland High School | 9.8% | 1,500 |
| Harmony Science Academy- Beaumont | 42.9% | 1,206 |
| Pietzsch/Mac Arthur Elementary School | 54.9% | 1,134 |
| Jefferson Middle School | 28% | 857 |
| Odom Middle School | 55.8% | 837 |
| Helena Park Elementary School | 5.7% | 760 |
| Regina Howell Elementary School | 41.8% | 742 |
| Guess Elementary School | 71.3% | 722 |
| Hillcrest Elementary School | 10.5% | 717 |
| Caldwood Elementary School | 43.4% | 694 |
| Marshall Middle School | 55% | 694 |
| Houston Elementary School | 15.8% | 689 |
| Wilson Middle School | 4.6% | 678 |
| Tyrrell Elementary School | 25.7% | 670 |
| Bob Hope School – Elementary Campus | 5.2% | 650 |
| Groves Middle School | 4.6% | 647 |
| Staff Sergeant Lucian Adams Elementary School | 60.4% | 644 |
| Vincent Middle School | 70.3% | 637 |
| Hamshire-Fannett High School | 11.8% | 633 |
| Hamshire-Fannett Elementary School | 8.4% | 628 |
| Lincoln Middle School | 51.9% | 619 |
| Groves Primary School | 3.8% | 613 |
| Groves Intermediate School | 5.7% | 609 |
| Port Neches Intermediate School | 4.3% | 607 |
| China Elementary School | 25.3% | 600 |
| Port Neches Middle School | 3.5% | 575 |
| Port Neches Primary School | 4.2% | 574 |
| Ehrhart School | 7% | 559 |
| Central Middle School | 13.8% | 556 |
| Bob Hope High School | 5% | 555 |
| Langham Elementary School | 5.2% | 553 |
| Highland Park Elementary School | 9.5% | 547 |
| Travis Elementary School | 27.8% | 543 |
| Bob Hope School Beaumont | 45.3% | 536 |
| Lakeview Elementary School | 15.3% | 535 |
| Smith Middle School | 70.9% | 532 |
| Dr. Mae E. Jones-Clark Elementary School | 68.5% | 530 |
| Amelia Elementary School | 68.6% | 528 |
| Martin Elementary School | 85.1% | 517 |
| Curtis Elementary School | 45.6% | 509 |
| Bingman PK | 82.7% | 509 |
| Port Acres Elementary School | 46.2% | 507 |
| Charlton-Pollard Elementary School | 73.1% | 502 |
| Dishman Elementary School | 61.2% | 500 |
| Homer Dr. Elementary School | 85.5% | 495 |
| Blanchette Elementary School | 75.7% | 485 |
| Fletcher Elementary School | 15.7% | 479 |
| Bob Hope School | 6.1% | 473 |
| Hamshire-Fannett Middle School | 11.1% | 469 |
| Fehl-Price Elementary School | 79.6% | 402 |
| Wheatley School of Early Childhood Programs | 53.4% | 380 |
| Sabine Pass School | 23.9% | 372 |
| Beaumont ISD Early College High School | 24.3% | 321 |
| Hamshire-Fannett Intermediate School | 10.2% | 275 |
| Tekoa Academy of Accelerated Studies | 91.5% | 236 |
| Dequeen Elementary School | 65.5% | 232 |
| Washington Elementary School | 56.5% | 223 |
| Evolution Academy Beaumont | 61.9% | 202 |
| Vista Academy of Beaumont | 73.7% | 179 |
| Paul A. Brown Alternative Center | 64.3% | 171 |
| Pathways Learning Center | 84% | 131 |
| Tekoa Academy of Accelerated Studies | 88.5% | 52 |
| Tekoa Academy of Accelerated Studies | 93.5% | 46 |
| Jefferson County Youth Academy | 100% | 13 |
| Beaumont New Elementary DAEP | 100% | 4 |
| New AE | 0% | 3 |
| Jefferson County JJAEP | 0% | 2 |
| Alter School | 0% | 2 |
Information in this article was obtained from the Texas Education Agency. The source data can be found here.
