SE Texas Times

Hardin County enrolled 10,667 students in the 2021-2022 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

This is 322 fewer than the year before.

Hardin County was ranked 66th in enrollment among Texas counties.

The Texas education system is currently torn between public schools and taxpayer-funded private schools.

Critics argue that private schools use funds that should go to the public school system, while private school advocates claim they’re offering better education for more Texas students.

School	Number of Students in 2021-2022 year	% Change From Previous School Year
Edwards-Johnson Memorial Middle School	634	-2%
Hardin-Jefferson High School	726	4.3%
Henderson Middle School	569	-1.2%
Kountze Elementary School	301	7.1%
Kountze High School	346	4.9%
Kountze Intermediate School	229	-24.2%
Kountze Middle School	251	46.8%
Laura Reeves Primary School	320	12.3%
Lumberton Early Childhood School	426	-1.8%
Lumberton High School	1,213	-2.5%
Lumberton Intermediate School	938	2.2%
Lumberton Middle School	662	6.4%
Lumberton Primary School	963	4%
Silsbee Elementary School	1,001	-2.6%
Silsbee High School	763	-2.4%
Sour Lake Elementary School	757	6.2%
West Hardin Elementary School	291	7.8%
West Hardin High School	277	4.9%