SE Texas Times

There were 235 Hispanic students enrolled in Silsbee ISD schools in the 2021-22 school year, 2.6% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Silsbee ISD schools welcomed 2,718 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 8.6% of the student body to be one of the most represented ethnicities in the district.

Silsbee ISD roughly covers schools within Hardin County and has a main office in Silsbee.

Among the four schools in Silsbee ISD schools, Silsbee Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 95 students.

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.

Year	Total District Enrollment	Total of Hispanic Students	Hispanic students %
2021-22	2,718	235	8.6
2020-21	2,743	229	8.3
2019-20	2,909	235	8.1