SE Texas Times

Of the many ethnicities represented in Texas districts, the most prevalent ethnic group among students enrolled in Jefferson County districts in the 2021-22 school year were Black, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 40,533 students attending Jefferson County district schools, 37.3% were Black. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 35.1% of Jefferson County districts' students.

In the previous school year, Black students still were the most common group in Jefferson County districts, representing 37.9% of the student body.

Sabine PASS ISD had the most even distribution of races among county districts, with 40.3% Hispanic students, 31.5% white students, 24.7% Black students, 1.9% Asian students, and 1.6% Multi-racial students.

In the 2021-22 school year, the total number of students enrolled in school districts in the county dropped 0.4% compared to the previous year.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Jefferson County.

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.

More than 5.4 million students are enrolled in public schools across Texas. Nearly one million of them live in rural areas where options for local public schools are few and far between.

Education in Texas is often a hot button issue, especially as test scores lag behind other states.

“The problems commonly cited are flaws in the school financing system, relatively low teacher salary, poor test performance by students…dropouts from traditional schools in favor of charter schools…gun violence, and mental health issues,” claimed the Texas Almanac.

District	Most prevalent ethnic group	Percent of Total Student Body	Total enrollment
Beaumont ISD	Black	59.6%	16,769
Bob Hope School	Hispanic	76%	2,362
Ehrhart School	Hispanic	80.1%	507
Hamshire-Fannett ISD	white	65.6%	1,954
Nederland ISD	white	52%	5,009
Port Arthur ISD	Hispanic	50%	8,003
Port Neches-Groves ISD	white	57.3%	5,196
Sabine PASS ISD	Hispanic	40.3%	365
Tekoa Academy of Accelerated Studies STEM School	Black	88.9%	368