Port Neches-Groves Independent School District enrolled 5,349 students in the 2024-25 school year, a 0.3% decrease from 5,364 the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.
Among the student body, 51.3% were boys and 48.7% were girls.
Data also showed that most of the students were white (2,811), representing 52.6% of the district’s total enrollment. Hispanic students were the second-largest group, totaling 1,776 students (33.2%).
The grade level with the highest enrollment was ninth grade, with 446 students enrolled that year, accounting for 8.3% of the total student body.
The district covers nine schools, and has a central office in Port Neches.
Texas has the nation’s second-largest K-12 public school system, serving about 5.5 million students with a student-to-teacher ratio of roughly 15:1.
About 42,103 teachers in Texas, or 12% of the state’s 352,234 teachers, did not hold an active teaching certificate during the 2024-25 school year, according to a report from the Texas Education Agency. The share of uncertified teachers has increased from 3.8% in the 2019-20 school year.
A 2026 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.
| School | Total Enrollment |
|---|---|
| Port Neches-Groves High School | 1,720 |
| Groves Middle School | 647 |
| Groves Primary School | 613 |
| Groves Intermediate School | 609 |
| Port Neches Intermediate School | 607 |
| Port Neches Middle School | 575 |
| Port Neches Primary School | 574 |
| Alter School | 2 |
| Jefferson County JJAEP | 2 |
Information in this article was obtained from the Texas Education Agency. The source data can be found here.
