SE Texas Times

West Brook Senior High School had the highest enrollment among Jefferson County schools, welcoming 2,262 students during the 2021-22 academic year, according to the Texas Education Agency report.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2021-22 school year, 50.3% of them were boys, and 49.7% were girls.

The most represented ethnicity among West Brook Senior High School students was Black, accounting for 49.4% of the student population.

Among the 76 schools in Jefferson County, Beaumont United High School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 2,131 students, while Memorial High School welcomed 1,997 students and ranked third in the 2021-22 school year.

West Brook Senior High School is a part of Beaumont ISD, which roughly covers schools within Jefferson County with its main office in Beaumont.

In the previous school year, West Brook Senior High School also had the highest number of students among Jefferson County schools.

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.

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.

School Name	City	Total School Enrollment
West Brook Senior High School	Beaumont	2,262
Beaumont United High School	Beaumont	2,131
Memorial High School	Port Arthur	1,997
Port Neches-Groves High School	Port Neches	1,588
Nederland High School	Nederland	1,448
Pietzsch/Mac Arthur Elementary School	Beaumont	982
Jefferson Middle School	Port Arthur	879
Wilson Middle School	Nederland	806
Vincent Middle School	Beaumont	790
Marshall Middle School	Beaumont	757
Tyrrell Elementary School	Port Arthur	747
Central Middle School	Nederland	741
Bob Hope School - Elementary Campus	Port Arthur	728
Odom Middle School	Beaumont	724
Lincoln Middle School	Port Arthur	722
Houston Elementary School	Port Arthur	718
Bob Hope School Beaumont	Port Arthur	695
Regina Howell Elementary School	Beaumont	682
Port Neches Middle School	Port Neches	635
Groves Middle School	Groves	625
Hamshire-Fannett High School	Hamshire	604
Helena Park Elementary School	Nederland	601
Harmony Science Academy- Beaumont	Beaumont	591
Hamshire-Fannett Elementary School	Beaumont	586
Lakeview Elementary School	Port Arthur	584
Homer Dr. Elementary School	Beaumont	584
Hillcrest Elementary School	Nederland	582
Staff Sergeant Lucian Adams Elementary School	Port Arthur	570
Guess Elementary School	Beaumont	567
Martin Luther King Middle School	Beaumont	566
China Elementary School	China	552
Travis Elementary School	Port Arthur	549
Smith Middle School	Beaumont	538
Amelia Elementary School	Beaumont	532
Curtis Elementary School	Beaumont	524
Blanchette Elementary School	Beaumont	523
Caldwood Elementary School	Beaumont	516
Dishman Elementary School	Beaumont	515
Martin Elementary School	Beaumont	511
Ehrhart School	Beaumont	507
Charlton-Pollard Elementary School	Beaumont	501
Dr. Mae E. Jones-Clark Elementary School	Beaumont	492
Bob Hope High School	Port Arthur	485
Hamshire-Fannett Middle School	Beaumont	464
Fletcher Elementary School	Beaumont	458
Port Acres Elementary School	Port Arthur	458
Bob Hope School	Port Arthur	454
Fehl-Price Elementary School	Beaumont	452
Bingman PK	Beaumont	452
Ridgewood Elementary School	Port Neches	436
Highland Park Elementary School	Nederland	417
Langham Elementary School	Nederland	414
Taft Elementary School	Port Arthur	390
Groves Elementary School	Groves	379
Van Buren Elementary School	Groves	368
Sabine Pass School	Sabine Pass	365
Port Neches Elementary School	Port Neches	359
Wheatley School of Early Childhood Programs	Port Arthur	352
Woodcrest Elementary School	Port Neches	303
Hamshire-Fannett Intermediate School	Beaumont	300
Beaumont ISD Early College High School	Beaumont	293
Washington Elementary School	Port Arthur	236
Lucas PK	Beaumont	215
Evolution Academy Beaumont	Richardson	193
Dequeen Elementary School	Port Arthur	191
Vista Academy of Beaumont	Lewisville	179
Tekoa Academy of Accelerated Studies	Port Arthur	179
West Groves Early Learning Center	Port Neches	107
Paul A. Brown Alternative Center	Beaumont	103
Pathways Learning Center	Beaumont	88
Tekoa Academy of Accelerated Studies	Port Arthur	72
Tekoa Academy of Accelerated Studies	Port Arthur	47
Beaumont New Elementary DAEP	Beaumont	7
New AE	Livingston	5
Alter School	Port Neches	5
Jefferson County Youth Academy	Beaumont	4