SE Texas Times

Beaumont ISD had the highest enrollment among Jefferson County districts, welcoming 16,730 students during the 2022-23 academic year, according to the Texas Education Agency report.

Out of the total students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 50.5% of them were boys, and 49.5% were girls.

Data also showed that most of the students were Black, representing 59.9% of the Beaumont ISD total enrollment.

Among the eight districts in Jefferson County, Texas College Preparatory Academies ranked second in enrollment numbers with 16,478 students, while Port Arthur ISD welcomed 8,152 students and ranked third in the 2022-23 school year.

Beaumont ISD roughly covers schools within Jefferson County with its main office in Beaumont.

In the previous school year, Beaumont ISD had the highest number of students among Jefferson County districts.

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.

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.

District	City (Main Office)	Total enrollment
Beaumont ISD	Beaumont	16,730
Texas College Preparatory Academies	Lewisville	16,478
Port Arthur ISD	Port Arthur	8,152
Port Neches-Groves ISD	Port Neches	5,242
Nederland ISD	Nederland	5,029
Hardin-Jefferson ISD	Sour Lake	2,697
Hamshire-Fannett ISD		2,065
Sabine PASS ISD		370